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07-17-2008, 08:48 PM
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| recovering overfeeder   | Re: algae control Quote:
that is an understatement. part cause of my overfeeding obsession. tricky little monster. I have him beat now. I hate that he just stares, saying feed me, feed me. cute little bugger though
__________________ Brenda  But it's a dry heat rushing is like throwing money in the ocean to feed the sharks Quote:
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07-23-2008, 09:28 PM
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| Sea Pen  | Re: algae control i have an algae problem on my sand. should i do water changes like once a week? i feed my fish once everyday. i think i might be overfeeding. i have a blue tang false perc orange striped prawn goby (bout 3 years old  ) and an unknown striped fish bout 1 to 1.5 in in length. do i need to feed less?
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07-24-2008, 12:44 PM
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| Sunshine Reefer   | Re: algae control How much and what are you feeding? What kind of algae is it? Cyano? Regardless the answers are all in Al's post. They key is to remove what you have and starve the rest out. Fish always act hungry. I could feed them all day and they would still look at me like they are starving.
__________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08  |
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07-26-2008, 04:58 PM
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| recovering overfeeder | Re: algae control I had a huge problem with hair algae, all the advice that is excellent is here in this thread. I took out all my live rock, scrubbed it, put phosban in the filter, and chaeto in the tank and in the filter and it is GONE. (do a happy dance  )
__________________ Brenda But it's a dry heat rushing is like throwing money in the ocean to feed the sharks Quote:
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07-28-2008, 04:36 PM
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| Midas Blenny  | Re: algae control Phosban is a Two Little Fishes product ... PO4 absorption media ... or GFO (granular Ferric Oxide) ...D-D RowaPhos is another great product for this ... both get used in an fluidized media reactor like the Two Little Fishes Phosban Reactor, there are a few made by different companies ! ... they absorb PO4 from the water so it limits nutrients available for the algae... stuff works pretty good lol
__________________ ~John~  75 gallon RR Oceanic Systems with 90lbs. LR and 2 x SeaFlo 1200 mods and 2 x Koralia #4s for circulation 30 gallon fuge with DSB 1260 Eheim return AquaC EV 120 2 x 250 watt 14K Phoenix DE HQI powered by Lumatek ballasts 2 x 110 watt VHO Actinic Knop C calcium reactor PM Kalkreactor Neptune Systems ACJr |
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07-28-2008, 08:32 PM
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| recovering overfeeder | Re: algae control Quote:
Actually my phosban is just in a mesh bag. it comes with it. my tank is small 12 gal, so the reactor is not easily placed, no sump yet. I put the phosban under my charcoal in the filter, just needs good water flow
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07-28-2008, 08:59 PM
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| Sunshine Reefer | Re: algae control Another thing that will help is to rinse the food in RO/DI water prior to feeding. Most prepared food uses phosphates as a preservative and phosphates feed algae.
__________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08 |
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07-28-2008, 11:50 PM
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| Sea Pen | Re: algae control okay i will do those things and well see what happens. my 3 turbo snails are doing a good job(they cleaned my thermometer today ) my other snails are sifting the snad now that i sucked out most of the hair algae.
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07-29-2008, 08:34 AM
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| Midas Blenny | Re: algae control Quote:
... everyone has their way because every system is different .... all that matters is the end result 
__________________ ~John~ 75 gallon RR Oceanic Systems with 90lbs. LR and 2 x SeaFlo 1200 mods and 2 x Koralia #4s for circulation 30 gallon fuge with DSB 1260 Eheim return AquaC EV 120 2 x 250 watt 14K Phoenix DE HQI powered by Lumatek ballasts 2 x 110 watt VHO Actinic Knop C calcium reactor PM Kalkreactor Neptune Systems ACJr | |
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08-02-2008, 07:30 PM
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| recovering overfeeder | Re: algae control Quote:
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