Skadwick
07/02/2010, 06:06 PM
So, it started as a cyano problem...which lasted a few months, but I was able to fix it by reaquascaping to allow more flow inbetween the rocks + many many manyyyy water changes. The tank was awesome for about two months, but now I have bryopsis :( I have absolutely no idea how my algae problems arise, but nothing I have tried with this has worked.
Pics:
tank about two months ago before the Bryopsis, but after the cyano.
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/skadwick62/Fish/DSCF0506.jpg
and the tank now. (The diatoms are from me trying to clean my sand a little with my finger tips. I didn't stir it up much but I still got a little bloom)
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/skadwick62/Fish/newerfishhhhdsfas002.jpg
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/skadwick62/Fish/newerfishhhhdsfas008.jpg
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/skadwick62/Fish/newerfishhhhdsfas009.jpg
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/skadwick62/Fish/newerfishhhhdsfas014.jpg
I run chemi-pure elite, phosban, and purigen. I do weekly 4gallon water changed with seachem reef salt using either water from an ro/di unit or distilled water from Kroger. Both have been tested with tds meter before use. Running a bak-pak 2 skimmer, not great but better than nothing. Stock BC29 pump with a koralia 1 and 2. MH blub about 5 or 6 months old...replacing soon but I don't think it is the problem yet.
I think the problem might be with my chaeto. I previously had an in tank fuge, but the chaeto was not growing. I replaced it with a friends chaeto and got a hob fuge, so we will see how that plays out. I have started scrubbing rock and plucking out as much algea as I can during water changes, but it always grows back.
Help pleaseeee :(
Pics:
tank about two months ago before the Bryopsis, but after the cyano.
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/skadwick62/Fish/DSCF0506.jpg
and the tank now. (The diatoms are from me trying to clean my sand a little with my finger tips. I didn't stir it up much but I still got a little bloom)
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/skadwick62/Fish/newerfishhhhdsfas002.jpg
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/skadwick62/Fish/newerfishhhhdsfas008.jpg
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/skadwick62/Fish/newerfishhhhdsfas009.jpg
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/skadwick62/Fish/newerfishhhhdsfas014.jpg
I run chemi-pure elite, phosban, and purigen. I do weekly 4gallon water changed with seachem reef salt using either water from an ro/di unit or distilled water from Kroger. Both have been tested with tds meter before use. Running a bak-pak 2 skimmer, not great but better than nothing. Stock BC29 pump with a koralia 1 and 2. MH blub about 5 or 6 months old...replacing soon but I don't think it is the problem yet.
I think the problem might be with my chaeto. I previously had an in tank fuge, but the chaeto was not growing. I replaced it with a friends chaeto and got a hob fuge, so we will see how that plays out. I have started scrubbing rock and plucking out as much algea as I can during water changes, but it always grows back.
Help pleaseeee :(