starting to get algea
 

Im starting to get algae on my LR, i want to stop it before it gets worse. What should i do.

What are your water parameters? Usually, nitrates and phosphates will cause this.

What type of algae?

i have no idea what kind. All parameters are good. Ill try to post pics ASAP.

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11569045#post11569045 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kyman2391 [/i]
[B]i have no idea what kind. All parameters are good. Ill try to post pics ASAP. [/B][/QUOTE]

What color? Is it green, brown, red?

some is clear, theres a little bit on the underside of LR and it's green and fluffy.

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bump

please help me, i want to get rid of this as fast as possible.

You really need better pics to get an ID.

ok yea they looked good on the camera but your right. I wont have time tonight so I'll do it tomorrow

You said your params are good... but do you actually have a PO4 test kit?

all i have is a PH test kit and salinity test kit.

Hey kyman, I can't really tell much from pic's sorry. Does it by any chance look like jelly? Or, possibly hard and crusty?

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11570918#post11570918 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kyman2391 [/i]
[B]all i have is a PH test kit and salinity test kit. [/B][/QUOTE]

If thats all you have then you can't truthfully say "All parameters are good."

you need at a minimum

ammonia
nitrate
nitrite

po4 kit I believe is also something you definitely want. This way you can tell if po4 is in the system at all or if its building.

well it shouldent matter what it is, if you want the algae dead, remove the rock, let it dry out and try to get it off with a hard brush, before putting it back in your tank make sure its all gone, try vingar if your haing trouble getting it off, or you can go a easy method and take the rock out and put it in a bucket and cure the rock, every thing on the rock will die with in 4 weeks of darkness better yet should die. You should also see into getting a good test kit, you can do your first test on the rock, do it once a week and check the readings on it, after 4 weeks in the bucket check it out and see if it died, try cleaning the rock with a hard brush, if its not dead do a water change in the bucket and try again for 2 weeks or so. also doing this will turn your live rock into DEAD ROCK, but once its dead it will reseed with your other rocks after some time

Are you sure it is bad algae?