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Akira 
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 Topic: Bryopsis or diatom algae ?
Posted: February 23 2012 at 7:06pm |
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Posted: February 23 2012 at 7:14pm |
That is about the furthest thing from bryopsis. It's diatoms or the starrt of cyanobacteria. No need for magnesium dosing. Bryopsis is long green feathery algae. What are your parameters, and can you tell us more about your aquarium?
Edited by Reef'd Up - February 23 2012 at 7:17pm
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Posted: February 23 2012 at 7:25pm |
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Params are 1260 mag 430 ca 10.6 dk i have a 30g sump/refuge from Tyler . Mag return pump think its a 1260 gph, 2 koralia 1400, and a 18 w turbo twist. Lighting is 6 X 54w t-8 nova extreme (4 actintic blue 1 white 1 purple plus all ati lamps) . Swc 160 skimmer, aqua controller jr with dc8 & dc 4 , custom top off with low and high level floats ( can rem the name but are electric )
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Posted: February 23 2012 at 7:31pm |
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http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53748&title=evolution-of-my-first-tank . Here's a link to my tank, I have added a 5 or 6 more corals but last full tank shot is my final aquascaping .
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Posted: February 24 2012 at 12:50pm |
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Water change schedule best at 10% monthly. More often than that can create the algae you are seeing.
Don't vacuum the sand when doing water changes. That can also lead to what we are seeing.
Have you added much LS from other tanks? The more critters that can live in the sand, the cleaner it will be. Add a Sand Sifting Cucumber. They are great for cleaning the sand. I have two in my 20 gal which I feed excessively, 1/2 -1 cube daily.
Add more snails, Ceriths for the sand.
Scrape the algae off the back with a long handled scraper(not brush) or flat kitchen spatula. It will probably take a long time to grow back.
Lastly, cutting back on feeding will slow the algae.
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Posted: February 24 2012 at 3:34pm |
thanks , I have been vacuming the sand now i will stop , I hate to scrape the back as i have alot of coraline growing now.Ii added a bunch of snails also and cut back on my feedings and lighting schedule. I only have sand from 2 other tanks . Will try to get a few more cups of sand from others. I have a sea hare will that work ?
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