algea

[bobbyjeb]

I have orange algea so bad. Its not brown, I got past the diatom stage. My 90 gal tank has been set up and running good-not great sence jan. I study reef central and try to stick with the tried and true methods here. But this orange stuff is crazy. I change 15 gals of water every week. the lights are only on for 9 hours a day. I have a great cleaner crew, lawnmower blenny, scooter blenny, cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, camel hump shrimp, turbo snals, red and blue legged crabs and a coral beauty. I also have the regular hair algea and just general green stuff that grows. Not too bad and I kinda like the way it looks. But this orange stuff has got to go. any ideas?

[romsoccer12]

probably just a part of the cycle. ive heard stories of the wierd outbreaks and they just come and go. I would wait and see what happens. Are you using RO/DI water? If you want to try somthing, maybe cut back the lights to 6-8 hours. Dont feed as much. Try to remove as much as you can with a siphon.

[Sisterlimonpot]

I for one would like to see a picture of this orange algae.

[bobbyjeb]

working on pics...

[WaterKeeper]

Also give us nitrate and phosphate levels if you have tested for those.

[bobbyjeb]

I use the 5-n-1 test kit from jungle.
nitrate is 20--pale pink
nitrite is 0--white
alkalinty is 300--dark
ph is 7.8--between the pink and orange
phosphate --i kinda figure i must be on the high side. i do have alot of blue-green algea. i feed a wide varity of frozen foods. i have a anemone...really two. Had them for about a month. They are beautiful and healthy. Still trying to get the pic thing to work.

[WaterKeeper]

You may consider using an iron based phosphate removal product.

[bobbyjeb]

thank you...looking for one now. still wish i could get the pics to you. i did set up the pics on facebook. i am bobby jeb there as well as here.

[aj1980]

overfeeding fish?

[WaterKeeper]

This may help you post Photobucket Pics (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=531326).

[bobbyjeb]

i do spoil the fishes a bit. its so hard to have them look at me like that. and everybody wants to see the anemonea eat. at this point i try to feed only for "shows".
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt263/bobbyjeb/orangealgea002.jpg

[bobbyjeb]

AJP and waterkeeper for the photobucket tip. I have tried to so many times to do this. i hope i can do it agian.....the color is really that orange. and the deeper in the tank the darker it gets. i had just cleaned the glass when this was taken.

[romsoccer12]

diatoms... part of the cycle