Can someone tell me how to get rid of this? I tested my waters nitrate/nitrite are 0, I dont know my phosphate parimeters because I dont have one to test for. I do use RO/DI water but found realized that it needs to be changed since the TDS levels were testing 20. So i ended up purchasing RO/DI water from the LFS, but when i got home its testing around 5-7 TDS. Now I have these brown looking algae, but the pictures look green.
How do i remove this annoying algae.
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The issue is clean water for changes and phosphates. Invest in a testing kit and you will find the phosphates are high. It would also be a good idea to test magnesium. Some reefers have recommended keeping a higher than recommended level to help with algae. I haven't had the need. I keep mine at 1300 ppm. A good clean up crew can also help but get the water right first.
I went from a 12 gallon nano with a HOB filter (temp situation) to a 30G cube with a sump and a strong protein skimmer, tons of live rock and I'm 3 months in and boom, algae bloom. Of all kind, not just diatoms but green, red, slime, bubble. You name it. I need some solution too. Really looking into some chemical way to make this go away.
I used algae fix marine. It actually worked really well. I saw results within. 1-2 days all the green algae started breaking down slowly and saw a lot of it in my filter sock. I turned off my skimmer for 3 days but recently turned it back on. Not sure if I should leave it on, but I felt something was missing in my tank.
I would suggest several larger WCs after using algaefix. I used it recently on a nano and it did get rid of the algae, but the overall health of the tank declined rapidly after the algae went away. I should have followed it up with a few healthy sized water changes. All that poison (algaefix) and melted algae is still in your tank, it didn't just disappear.
