Normal corraline algea? Or excessive?

mikevarro · 01/28/2017, 06:55 AM

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Hi everyone,
I'm definitely new so all tips welcome. I am doing weekly water change 10% from saltwater from lfs. I have a few snails and crabs and started using no pho x (red sea) stuff to reduce nitrate. My test this morning showed about 5-10ppm which is down from 20 last week. Should I scrub the rocks? Or will some of the algea wear off and snails clean? I guess I'm curious how bad it is...thanks!

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Jessie2406 · 01/28/2017, 09:30 AM

How old is the tank?

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mikevarro · 01/28/2017, 10:10 AM

About 3 months

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Jessie2406 · 01/28/2017, 10:36 AM

I wouldn't add anything. your extending the length of your cycle by adding chemicals, let the nitrates rise. Just use a turkey baster to blow the rocks. If you add anything it would be Tim's bacteria but that's it, and only if you don't want to wait for the cycle. When I started a new tank years ago I had only a clean up crew for about 6 months with some ghost shrimp. But I didn't add anything but live rock and sand. Til my nitrates dropped then cuc Then 3 more months then fish then about 6 months after that coral. But my friend ran the local saltwater fish store and she kept me patient.

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Jessie2406 · 01/28/2017, 10:37 AM

But I now 8 years later have the same mated pair of clowns and about half of my rock came from my old 90 gallon and everything is stable

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Jessie2406 · 01/28/2017, 10:41 AM

Your tank looks great though for 3 months

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organism · 01/28/2017, 01:55 PM

Tank looks good, just let it do its thing

01/28/2017, 06:55 AM	#1
mikevarro Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 4	Normal corraline algea? Or excessive? 20170128_074551.jpg Hi everyone, I'm definitely new so all tips welcome. I am doing weekly water change 10% from saltwater from lfs. I have a few snails and crabs and started using no pho x (red sea) stuff to reduce nitrate. My test this morning showed about 5-10ppm which is down from 20 last week. Should I scrub the rocks? Or will some of the algea wear off and snails clean? I guess I'm curious how bad it is...thanks! Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

01/28/2017, 01:55 PM	#7
organism code monkey Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: south bay Posts: 6,223	Tank looks good, just let it do its thing __________________ I don't always grow frags... but when I do, I prefer Dos Acros

01/28/2017, 09:30 AM	#2
Jessie2406 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 103	How old is the tank? Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

01/28/2017, 10:10 AM	#3
mikevarro Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 4	About 3 months Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

01/28/2017, 10:36 AM	#4
Jessie2406 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 103	I wouldn't add anything. your extending the length of your cycle by adding chemicals, let the nitrates rise. Just use a turkey baster to blow the rocks. If you add anything it would be Tim's bacteria but that's it, and only if you don't want to wait for the cycle. When I started a new tank years ago I had only a clean up crew for about 6 months with some ghost shrimp. But I didn't add anything but live rock and sand. Til my nitrates dropped then cuc Then 3 more months then fish then about 6 months after that coral. But my friend ran the local saltwater fish store and she kept me patient. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

01/28/2017, 10:37 AM	#5
Jessie2406 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 103	But I now 8 years later have the same mated pair of clowns and about half of my rock came from my old 90 gallon and everything is stable Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

01/28/2017, 10:41 AM	#6
Jessie2406 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 103	Your tank looks great though for 3 months Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk