green algae or bacteria

jakob1977 · 05/06/2007, 08:56 PM

how do i get rid of this stuff

drummereef · 05/06/2007, 09:09 PM

Can you get a pic? Seeing that your tank is 3 months old it might be going through a green hair algae bloom. Totally normal and should go away on its own. But, this being said, we need to know much more about your system. Please list your water params, how long the tank has been set up, and a description/pic of the algae would really help.

demonsp · 05/06/2007, 09:13 PM

More info or a pic would help here.

jakob1977 · 05/06/2007, 09:17 PM

it looks almost like moss or grass on a putting green real short hairs i have a 30 gallon bio cube

demonsp · 05/06/2007, 09:22 PM

Long hair algea and other algea in the beginning is normal.Lowering amount of time will help. You can just remove some to help and be sure to do your water changes. This will go away and if this is your biggest problem you ever have then good job. But sounds like your on the right track here.

jakob1977 · 05/06/2007, 09:31 PM

how often should i do water changes and what test kits do you recomend to buy also what should my water params should be also how long i should keep my lights on the local store is no help seems like once you buy your on your own

thanks for all your help really like this site

drummereef · 05/06/2007, 10:57 PM

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Originally posted by jakob1977
how often should i do water changes and what test kits do you recomend to buy also what should my water params should be also how long i should keep my lights on the local store is no help seems like once you buy your on your own

thanks for all your help really like this site

I would start doing 10% weekly water changes. I personally like Salifert test kits for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, and phosphate. A pH test is good, but I prefer digital meters for that. Also, a refractometer for salinity would be a good choice. As for your recommended parameters, click the link below. Depends on what type of lighting you have but anywhere from 8-12 hour light cycles are recommended. Me personally, I have compact fluorescent lighting so I do a 12 hr light cycle.

Reef Aquarium Water Parameters
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.htm

A couple of other articles you might enjoy...

The â€œHow Toâ€ Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 1: The Salt Water Itself
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-03/rhf/index.php

The â€œHow Toâ€ Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 2: What Chemicals Must be Supplemented
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/rhf/index.php

The "How To" Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 3: pH
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-05/rhf/index.php

05/06/2007, 08:56 PM	#1
jakob1977 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: hamilton ontario Posts: 55	green algae or bacteria how do i get rid of this stuff

05/06/2007, 09:09 PM	#2
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Can you get a pic? Seeing that your tank is 3 months old it might be going through a green hair algae bloom. Totally normal and should go away on its own. But, this being said, we need to know much more about your system. Please list your water params, how long the tank has been set up, and a description/pic of the algae would really help. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

05/06/2007, 09:13 PM	#3
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	More info or a pic would help here.

05/06/2007, 09:17 PM	#4
jakob1977 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: hamilton ontario Posts: 55	it looks almost like moss or grass on a putting green real short hairs i have a 30 gallon bio cube

05/06/2007, 09:22 PM	#5
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	Long hair algea and other algea in the beginning is normal.Lowering amount of time will help. You can just remove some to help and be sure to do your water changes. This will go away and if this is your biggest problem you ever have then good job. But sounds like your on the right track here.

05/06/2007, 09:31 PM	#6
jakob1977 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: hamilton ontario Posts: 55	how often should i do water changes and what test kits do you recomend to buy also what should my water params should be also how long i should keep my lights on the local store is no help seems like once you buy your on your own thanks for all your help really like this site