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08-26-2007, 07:43 PM
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| Limpet  | Is this normal My tank has been setup for about a month and I am getting alot of red algae on my sand, is this normal? Doesn't seem to be effecting anything else (ie live rock), just making sure I dont have any issues I don't know about. |
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08-26-2007, 07:46 PM
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| Scopas Tang  | Re: Is this normal It's called cyano, and yes, it is VERY normal. Do weekly water changes to lower your phosphates, which it what cyano feeds on. Also, nothing eats cyano.
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08-26-2007, 07:47 PM
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| Smile Maker    | Re: Is this normal This is normal and sounds like cyano growth. Generally, brought about by phosphate and dissolved nutrients in the water as well as low flow. The best ways to combat it is to run a good quality skimmer, eliminate phosphate from the water and increase flow.
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08-26-2007, 08:34 PM
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| Smile Maker | Re: Is this normal It is recommended to change the RowaPhos when tests show phosphate rising. A power head in the tank will increase the intratank flow and go a long way in helping to decrease "dead" spots where cyano can get a foothold.
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08-27-2007, 05:10 PM
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| Smile Maker | Re: Is this normal Try to remove it as much as possible. You can also leave the lights off for up to 3 days to help in making it go away.
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08-27-2007, 05:44 PM
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| Golden Moray  | Re: Is this normal skimmer... water changes.... starve the algea out... with other macro algea... or a sump with cheto or something along that line... thats usely the first algae bloom is seem..... i havent seen that stuff in a long time... just hang in there and stay on them water changes and it will go away on its own... also redirecting your flow or even sucking it out with water changes.. will help as well
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