Is my algae growth excessive?

[Timothy Tom]

I have a 150 gallon two-year-old reef tank. Approximately two months
ago, I upgraded my lighting with the addition of a 250 watt HQI MH to
supplement my existing approximate 550 watts of VHO lighting. I
currently have approximately 150 turbo snails, and approximately 175
blue and red legged hermits. My nitrates are zero, my phospates are
<.05. My question regards the amount of glass cleaning most reefers
do on a well-maintained, and skimmed tank due to algae growth. I
routinely find that I need to clean the glass every 4-5 days, or the
algae is quite noticeable. Is this common? As I noted, my nitrates
are zero, and phosphates are not zero, but not bad either.

[Xena Warrior Princess]

Common. I clean mine every day with a magnet for the "dust" that settles on
the glass. I clean it good with a scraper about once a week for the green
algae.


"Timothy Tom" > wrote in message
om...
> I have a 150 gallon two-year-old reef tank. Approximately two months
> ago, I upgraded my lighting with the addition of a 250 watt HQI MH to
> supplement my existing approximate 550 watts of VHO lighting. I
> currently have approximately 150 turbo snails, and approximately 175
> blue and red legged hermits. My nitrates are zero, my phospates are
> <.05. My question regards the amount of glass cleaning most reefers
> do on a well-maintained, and skimmed tank due to algae growth. I
> routinely find that I need to clean the glass every 4-5 days, or the
> algae is quite noticeable. Is this common? As I noted, my nitrates
> are zero, and phosphates are not zero, but not bad either.

[Michelle Leonard]

Yes, ditto here -- every couple days with the magnet cleaner.


"Xena Warrior Princess" > wrote in
message ...
> Common. I clean mine every day with a magnet for the "dust" that settles
on
> the glass. I clean it good with a scraper about once a week for the green
> algae.
>
>
> "Timothy Tom" > wrote in message
> om...
> > I have a 150 gallon two-year-old reef tank. Approximately two months
> > ago, I upgraded my lighting with the addition of a 250 watt HQI MH to
> > supplement my existing approximate 550 watts of VHO lighting. I
> > currently have approximately 150 turbo snails, and approximately 175
> > blue and red legged hermits. My nitrates are zero, my phospates are
> > <.05. My question regards the amount of glass cleaning most reefers
> > do on a well-maintained, and skimmed tank due to algae growth. I
> > routinely find that I need to clean the glass every 4-5 days, or the
> > algae is quite noticeable. Is this common? As I noted, my nitrates
> > are zero, and phosphates are not zero, but not bad either.
>
>
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