Nasty Algae Issue, need input please - Page 3

ejocam · #51 12/28/2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally posted by SPStoner
Not sure, but rust= iron oxide, correct? Iron is a great plant food, and algae are plants........

Yep Tony, very good Algae food, very good

ejocam · #52 12/28/2007, 01:33 PM

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Originally posted by GreshamH
I wish I could say I hadn't seen that before Eric Thing is, I have the same thing going on and no Vortech. I checked all my Tunzes and Eheims amd they are all fine. I dragged a magnet around the areas in my tanks I can't see, hoping a screw would pop up and I could chalk it all up to that

I know I'm fishing bro but I must admit it felt good to find that. Hopefully the Polyfilters will pull some nasty's out.

Gresham do think this algae is, Hincksia? According J. Sprung's book on algae, it is a filamentous algae not common in aquariums. Seems to bloom is temperate or cold water aquariums. My water has been chilly lately

ejocam · #53 12/28/2007, 01:35 PM

On as positive note, I added some Tuxedo Urchins and one left a trail of bare rock

So it is eating it a presume....

GreshamH · #54 12/28/2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally posted by ejocam
I know I'm fishing bro but I must admit it felt good to find that. Hopefully the Polyfilters will pull some nasty's out.

Gresham do think this algae is, Hincksia? According J. Sprung's book on algae, it is a filamentous algae not common in aquariums. Seems to bloom is temperate or cold water aquariums. My water has been chilly lately

ID'ing algae, especially aglae like this, is very hard to do via pictures. Can you send me a sample to have ID'd? I have mine I'll bring back in as well, but I'd love to have another source to be sure

FWIW my tank has been running on the colder side as well - 76f.

GreshamH · #55 12/28/2007, 02:06 PM

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Originally posted by ejocam
On as positive note, I added some Tuxedo Urchins and one left a trail of bare rock So it is eating it a presume....

I grab a couple today as well and see what they do in the frag tank, beside rearrenge my frags

trueblackpercula · #56 12/28/2007, 02:22 PM

Thats so out there for me as my tank was at 72 degrees when the algea became out of control. Look at the first Picture the left side of the tank then look at the second picture left side. You can see the same type of algea has exploded. My tank is now ay 80 degrees and the algea has stoped growing. I think between the rust and the cold temp this strain of algea is very bad, I will also say i added around 40 pounds of live rock from a freinds tank that had a deep sand bed if this helps Eric.

Michael

GreshamH · #57 12/28/2007, 02:35 PM

Eric - what temp is chilly for you?

ejocam · #58 12/28/2007, 03:12 PM

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Originally posted by GreshamH
ID'ing algae, especially aglae like this, is very hard to do via pictures. Can you send me a sample to have ID'd? I have mine I'll bring back in as well, but I'd love to have another source to be sure

FWIW my tank has been running on the colder side as well - 76f.

What would be the best but cheapest way. Ground? 2nd day air?

BTW, tanks been running 74 at night a couple of times because the fan was on on some colder nights and forgot to turn it off....

GreshamH · #59 12/28/2007, 03:14 PM

ground since it only takes 1-2 days between us

ejocam · #60 12/28/2007, 03:14 PM

Mike, that looks like the same stuff. Can you get a closeup?

trueblackpercula · #61 12/28/2007, 03:17 PM

sure give me a few

ejocam · #62 12/28/2007, 03:19 PM

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Originally posted by GreshamH
ground since it only takes 1-2 days between us

I'll send it next week after New Years...If it is still here

GreshamH · #63 12/28/2007, 03:22 PM

I'm crossing my fingers for you Eric

Hopefully I don't get a package from you

trueblackpercula · #64 12/28/2007, 03:51 PM

here ya go.......save the picture an zoom in using photoshop

Michael

ejocam · #65 12/28/2007, 04:02 PM

no need to bro that is the nasty stuff I have

kev apsley · #66 12/28/2007, 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by ejocam
You know Keving sometimes we get to laxed and try to just stoll along and overlook minor things. Sometimes it takes a good kick in the rear end to do what we should have done long ago...

Today is part 2 of the detective and maintanence. Hopefully I do not find anything else

Hope you and your tank are on the path to recovery bud

Thanks and I hope your system is on the road to recovery as well!!

like you said, it ain't easy being a reefer, if we aren't dealing with one thing it's always another, just another day in the life of a reef addict