ALGAE OUTBREAK HELP!!!

i think those are normal if not i am in trouble i have air bubbles and green on the glass i just use my mag flote and clean it off do you have any snails and crabs

yeah i dont know how to keep algae off the glass. I have pretty musch always had some on there although not on the rocks

how long are you running your lights? how many fish do yuo have and how often are you feeding them?
you said that you picked up that sweet new fixture from the aquarium last week that could be bumping up the growth rate of the algae in your tank. if there are excess nutrients in your tank that would also increase the algae growth. these are both things that have caused me problems in the past!

my algae used to grow pretty fast when i first got my MH's it seemed to have leveled its self out now. Also one more question how old/established is your tank?

Ok, so first off you should balance your levels and do a 10-20% water change if it's been more than 2 weeks since your last one.

i got an ASM mini g2 it definetly pulling stuff out. i went out after i posted my last comment and got some liquid calcium im gonna raise it to 450mg then when i get back sunday im goona do a water change im thinkin 20% to be on the safe side. i went to THE AQUARIUM this morning and bought 6 small $10-$20 frags , i got a few button polyps a pumping xenia and some starburst polyp. oh yeah i got a green mushroom rock too. one of the six was a baseball size of elkhorn? not sure yet the exact name i dont think the guy at urban aquatics really knew what he was doing or talking about but it was in good condition with no bleaching or decay so i got him too im gonna work on strategic placement of all the softies sunday or monday after they calm down a little

IMO, you need to get the tank in balance before you start to loose livestock and coral, remember, go SLOWLY,
 here is what I would suggest,

you can not go wrong by waiting, personally i would wait for the calcium/alk to balance out. (1-2 weeks) then get the algae under control (1-2 more weeks..maybe more) when you added new lighting it affected the balance again. (I add nothing new (corals,fish)while I am waiting for the tank to balance)

I watch for the warning signs that the tank is out of balance, usually it is a increase of algae, sometimes is is just one coral that is unhappy. ( there are many more, I don't know all of them)


then start adding slowly, (I added 1 fish/month or two corals/month)every new addition to the tank will upset that balance again, fish will affect the balance more negatively than corals, corals will affect the balance more towards the positive. but that does not mean that you can just toss more coral in there and all is fine.

the smaller the tank the less room that you have to work with, I also have a 90, in reefs it is a very small tank IMO. Stacey's nano is very touchy(12 gallon)compared to my 90. I am sure that my 90 would seem touchy compared to a 225.

remember that when you add the calcium that will cause the alk to drop, again it is a balance.

It is the law of small numbers, it goes something like this.

a small input = a small output
a large input = a large output

you really do not want to see a large output swing on a reef tank. hopefully I never will

to everyone with more experience in there left toe, than I have, what would you add, or suggest here?

Be careful about the stuff you get from The Aquarium, everywhere too really.  I started dipping my stuff after I brought home a couple frags that had zoo eating nudis, flatworms, and pest snails.  I freshwater dip for a couple minutes each frag.  I have avoided getting more pests.  I was grateful they went into my holding tank first.  Who knows the damage they would have caused otherwise.

i need to change the topic a little bit and ask for some advice on my corals. im keeping an eye on my calcium and alkalinity but as far as feeding goes i just got that marine snow, is that enough for all the softies and polyps? should i supplement with iodine or do i just keep an eye on my water changes?

marine snow is good stuff just dont over doit the worm is ok i have a bunch of them as long as it is small dont worry about it some people do supplement iodine you should test to see if it is low furst