New bulbs = green algae

kathywithbirds · 05-15-2008, 02:47 PM

So I replaced my 14K HQI bulbs with 10K. WOW bright! Nem definitely diggin' it.

BUT now I've got this green stuff growing on the rocks, imagine corraline, but green. I want to get rid of it or at least keep it in check.

I prefer critters who eat the things I want to keep in check, has worked great for me so far.

Can anyone tell me what I might be able to add to get rid of this? I hope it's not the beginning of HA. Although the scopas might take care of that for me.

I've got: scopas, 6-line, maroon clown, orange spot goby, diadema pseudo. 2 cleaner shrimps, 1 CBS. 75g with sump/fuge with macro and lots of LR rubble. RBTA, smallish. Some LPS, zoos, softies, my SPS have not been doing well.

blue_eyes53813 · 05-15-2008, 03:14 PM

Maybe just cutting back on the lights would help and slowly adding time back onto the lights,, They have a break in time... How is your flow? I would add hermits and snails. Have you blown off the rocks lately with a baster or power head? Always seems to help my tank. Just some ideas...

vdituri · 05-15-2008, 03:30 PM

Keep in mind Kathy, that there is such an animal as Green Coralline.

johnmaloney · 05-30-2008, 09:00 PM

If it is hard, and has to be scraped then it may that dreaded green coralline. (Most people like it, I am not one). Hard to remove, wait it out and it will probably change color.

05-15-2008, 02:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,712 View Gallery Karma Komment	New bulbs = green algae So I replaced my 14K HQI bulbs with 10K. WOW bright! Nem definitely diggin' it. BUT now I've got this green stuff growing on the rocks, imagine corraline, but green. I want to get rid of it or at least keep it in check. I prefer critters who eat the things I want to keep in check, has worked great for me so far. Can anyone tell me what I might be able to add to get rid of this? I hope it's not the beginning of HA. Although the scopas might take care of that for me. I've got: scopas, 6-line, maroon clown, orange spot goby, diadema pseudo. 2 cleaner shrimps, 1 CBS. 75g with sump/fuge with macro and lots of LR rubble. RBTA, smallish. Some LPS, zoos, softies, my SPS have not been doing well. __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...

05-15-2008, 03:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,257 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New bulbs = green algae Maybe just cutting back on the lights would help and slowly adding time back onto the lights,, They have a break in time... How is your flow? I would add hermits and snails. Have you blown off the rocks lately with a baster or power head? Always seems to help my tank. Just some ideas... __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

05-15-2008, 03:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,725 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New bulbs = green algae Keep in mind Kathy, that there is such an animal as Green Coralline. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

05-30-2008, 09:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnmaloney Midas Blenny Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 123 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New bulbs = green algae If it is hard, and has to be scraped then it may that dreaded green coralline. (Most people like it, I am not one). Hard to remove, wait it out and it will probably change color. __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

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