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tran901
02/05/2010, 11:09 PM
in my 75 reef tank i have algae in spots of my sand...not all over it...about 25% of it.

all my parameters are good and i feel my fish once every other day and not alot...they eat everything before it hits the bottom. i dose my tank every 4 days with alagefix marine.

is there anything else i can do to control this?

Tbduval
02/05/2010, 11:22 PM
what color is the algae? I am going to assume it is brown. I get it my tank every now and then and don't really worry about it too much. when it really bugs me I vacuum it out. to fix your problem I would focus on nutrient control via carbon or gfo.



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tran901
02/05/2010, 11:25 PM
its a brownish green color...i just filled my HOB filter with alot of carbon....is there a problem with too much carbon?

jmski333
02/06/2010, 08:22 AM
just siphon it out, i heard you get that from not having good flow across your sand.

So siphon it out and than point a powerhead at your sand bed and see what happens.