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Nathan4Wvu
12/11/2010, 04:52 PM
Make this fast and easy to get a fast response!


1. Does anyone have any idea what kind of algae this is the tank is less then 2 months old its only growing on the sand. It doesn't look like red slime or standard green hair algae. Its kinda a cross between the two, long and stringy but red and slimy.

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii209/nathan4wvu/photo.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii209/nathan4wvu/photo5-1.jpg

2. Is it ok to mix active carbon in my two fishes reactor with my phosphate remover?

Thanks!!!

samdaman
12/11/2010, 04:58 PM
1: Cyno, normal for a new tank.

2: I do not know sorry

fishguy86
12/11/2010, 05:00 PM
looks like cyno bacteria ,, try to siphon it out .. make sure your skimmer is working well and light photo period around 6 to 7 hours or less till it goes away ,,

nvdiz
12/11/2010, 05:15 PM
1: looks like cyanobacteria, check your NO3 and PO4 levels. It is somewhat normal, but it can also be prevented.

2: from my understanding, im going to say no.

zoeyo5
12/11/2010, 05:45 PM
cyano and you can mix them put the carbon on the bottom between the sponges so it don't tumble and the gfo on top so it can tumble. i think the brs reactor comes with 3 sponges to do that

The Punisher
12/11/2010, 05:51 PM
You can run carbon and GFO together but it's more efficient to have 2 separate reactors so that you can set the flow for the GFO so that it tumbles.

billdogg
12/11/2010, 06:52 PM
^^^ what the punisher said. They are cheap enough that running two is the way to go. I use 2 x TLF's for my 60g, 2 x BRS singles for the 150.

HTH

Nathan4Wvu
12/11/2010, 08:16 PM
Thanks for the help guys!!! Been on here a while but not sure what does GFO stand for?

89Foxbody
12/11/2010, 08:21 PM
GFO = Granular Ferric Oxide...a phosphate removal media.