Tank temp

tommyknockers · 11-29-2005, 07:53 PM

With my tank set up, (liverock, polyps, mushrooms, damsels, blue regal, shrimps, crabs and snails) the temperature sits at a constant 26 -27 degrees. Is this too high? Also I have algae growing everywhere all of a sudden. Its green and turning brown where its really bad. Needs cleaned off the glass every day. Any suggestions?
Cheers.

Gina · 11-30-2005, 07:02 AM

I am assuming that 26-27 degrees is celcius? Which would be about 80 degrees F?

Our tank sits at about 80 degress and I think that most peoples probably do unless they have a chiller.

Is this set up new?
Could you give us a little more info such as, how long you run your lights, what are your water parameters, are you using an RO/DI for water changes. This will help us to determine how to best help you.

Woodstock · 11-30-2005, 07:26 AM

Welcome to RS~~

26-27 celcius is a good temperature. Algae = high nutrients, however, it is normal for newly set up aquariums to have algae blooms.

Just be sure to use ro/di water, a good skimmer, keep up with regular water changes and do not overfeed. Old bulbs can also encourage unwanted algae growth.

Can you give us more info about your set up... newly set up?, #gallons?, sump?, #of fish?, lighting?, substrate?, skimmer?...etc, etc...

tommyknockers · 11-30-2005, 09:44 AM

Yes here is what I have got,
Temperature is 27 degrees celsius which is about 80 f.
180 litre tank with coral gravel substrate, under gravel filter drawn by two power heads and an air stone, canister filter outside tank, prizm skimmer and 6kg fiji live rock. I have green button polyps, two cleaner shrimps, one blood shrimp ( is it normal to hardly see this guy as he always hides) 10 blue hermits and 6 nasrius snails. Two blue damsels, two humbug damsels, one regal tang and one lawnmower blenny. getting two clowns and an anenome at xmas time then thats all. I think I may have put in too much feed for the polyps and thats helped the unwanted algae grow.
tom
I have two 30watt marine white lights and one actinic blue shining for 10 hours each day. Been set up for about two months.

Barcochris · 11-30-2005, 09:54 AM

I am also new to this hoby but I think that you need to be carefull. Anenomes need strong light, I am not sure that we have enough. maybe you should wait a little bit for that till upgrade the light a little.

steven · 11-30-2005, 10:47 AM

have you checked your nitrite,nitrate,phosphate levels they my be still quite high due to the short time it has been up and running,if high do pleanty of water changes and check you levels daily you also might look at adding more live rock 13lbs (6kg) is not really enough for the size of tank you have you want to be looking to have around 1-1.5lbs of rock to every gallon of water so you should be aming to have at least 30-40 lbs of rock for uk gallons or about 40-50lbs for us gallons hope this helps a bit.

reefrelief · 12-01-2005, 01:55 PM

What you should do is acclimate your aquarium to the light as if you would a new fish to your aquarium if all of your parameters are correct. How you do this is by leaving the lights on as the shortest peroid that your animals will tolerate before begining to break down. You then add to your shortened photoperiod one to two hours a week until you have the legenthed photoperiod you desire. This will cut down on the algae that grows in the aquarium as well as allw coraline algae the darkness that it likes to proliferate.

11-29-2005, 07:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,502 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Tank temp Welcome to RS~~ 26-27 celcius is a good temperature. Algae = high nutrients, however, it is normal for newly set up aquariums to have algae blooms. Just be sure to use ro/di water, a good skimmer, keep up with regular water changes and do not overfeed. Old bulbs can also encourage unwanted algae growth. Can you give us more info about your set up... newly set up?, #gallons?, sump?, #of fish?, lighting?, substrate?, skimmer?...etc, etc... __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

11-30-2005, 09:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
tommyknockers Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tank temp Yes here is what I have got, Temperature is 27 degrees celsius which is about 80 f. 180 litre tank with coral gravel substrate, under gravel filter drawn by two power heads and an air stone, canister filter outside tank, prizm skimmer and 6kg fiji live rock. I have green button polyps, two cleaner shrimps, one blood shrimp ( is it normal to hardly see this guy as he always hides) 10 blue hermits and 6 nasrius snails. Two blue damsels, two humbug damsels, one regal tang and one lawnmower blenny. getting two clowns and an anenome at xmas time then thats all. I think I may have put in too much feed for the polyps and thats helped the unwanted algae grow. tom I have two 30watt marine white lights and one actinic blue shining for 10 hours each day. Been set up for about two months.

11-30-2005, 09:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
Barcochris Cabbage Leather Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 367 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tank temp I am also new to this hoby but I think that you need to be carefull. Anenomes need strong light, I am not sure that we have enough. maybe you should wait a little bit for that till upgrade the light a little.

11-30-2005, 10:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
steven Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: scotland Posts: 18 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tank temp have you checked your nitrite,nitrate,phosphate levels they my be still quite high due to the short time it has been up and running,if high do pleanty of water changes and check you levels daily you also might look at adding more live rock 13lbs (6kg) is not really enough for the size of tank you have you want to be looking to have around 1-1.5lbs of rock to every gallon of water so you should be aming to have at least 30-40 lbs of rock for uk gallons or about 40-50lbs for us gallons hope this helps a bit.

12-01-2005, 01:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
reefrelief RS Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 57 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tank temp What you should do is acclimate your aquarium to the light as if you would a new fish to your aquarium if all of your parameters are correct. How you do this is by leaving the lights on as the shortest peroid that your animals will tolerate before begining to break down. You then add to your shortened photoperiod one to two hours a week until you have the legenthed photoperiod you desire. This will cut down on the algae that grows in the aquarium as well as allw coraline algae the darkness that it likes to proliferate.

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