Hi guys: I have a Red Sea 130D with about 40 pounds of live rock, some zoanthids, Kenya trees, and Xenia. My problem is that I'm looking to sell my tank in a couple of months and that at the moment it's filled with algae and chaeto. I maintain it, doing 1/4 water changes twice a month, I have an ATO system. There are no fish, and the lights are LEDS. The skimmer is a custom reef dynamics upgraded skimmer. I don't want to spend too much money fixing the problem because I need to sell. Any suggestions?
Algae takeover!
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I would try lights out for two weeks... if you lose the Kenya trees, and Xenia, some will consider this a plus. Many consider them starter corals & once they start reproducing they wish they didn't have them. I doubt if lights out for two weeks will even hurt them.
But the algae needs light... it should knock it back quite a bit. See what others think....
But the algae needs light... it should knock it back quite a bit. See what others think....
Jake since you're going to try and sell it anyway definitely try the "Lights Out" method per Glenn. I mean totally lights out not even room light. I did this on a tank a few years back and I made a "Light Deprivation Chamber" by building a cardboard box that "loosely" fit over the tank and all wires. This way ambient light didn't help to feed the algae.
If you do this you'll want to get ready for a good size water change and whole tank scrub at the same time you re-introduce light. Get a good stiff "kitchen dishes brush" and scrub like your life depends on it. Then do a large water change and see how much that helps.
If you do this you'll want to get ready for a good size water change and whole tank scrub at the same time you re-introduce light. Get a good stiff "kitchen dishes brush" and scrub like your life depends on it. Then do a large water change and see how much that helps.