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lcheesman · 02/27/2006, 12:57 PM

MCsaxmaster,
Thanks for your reply, sorry it's been so long. I've still got problems despite reducing the light intensity.

I have add a few corals frags, acros, milli...acclimited very slowly and only position half way up. The corals within 1 week have started to pale....it cannot be the light.

I have measured nitrate and phosphate which do measure 0 but the levels must exist at a constant rate as I do have annoying algae growing.

My question is this.....
I have quite a bit of the rigid green algae growing and some valonia.....my tank is a bit greener than what I'd like it to be...the front glass needs cleaning every day. Would this algae be the cause of my pale corals and lack of PE, competing with the symbiotic algae?I find it hard to belive the tank could be poor in nutrients with troublesome algae growing or are they responsible for zapping up the excess?

I feel I am in a catch 22.

Any comments suggestions from anyone would be verymuch appreciated.

02/27/2006, 12:57 PM	#22
lcheesman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 113	MCsaxmaster, Thanks for your reply, sorry it's been so long. I've still got problems despite reducing the light intensity. I have add a few corals frags, acros, milli...acclimited very slowly and only position half way up. The corals within 1 week have started to pale....it cannot be the light. I have measured nitrate and phosphate which do measure 0 but the levels must exist at a constant rate as I do have annoying algae growing. My question is this..... I have quite a bit of the rigid green algae growing and some valonia.....my tank is a bit greener than what I'd like it to be...the front glass needs cleaning every day. Would this algae be the cause of my pale corals and lack of PE, competing with the symbiotic algae?I find it hard to belive the tank could be poor in nutrients with troublesome algae growing or are they responsible for zapping up the excess? I feel I am in a catch 22. Any comments suggestions from anyone would be verymuch appreciated.