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November 4th 07, 03:47 AM
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red brown algae
I'm kind of new at having a reef tank. It is a 75 gallon with a tide pool filter and I have a skimer as well. I have had this set up for over a year now and things are good but I get a lot of red brown algae all over the coral.I think it is stoping the growth of other plant life.Is there something that can be done.
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November 4th 07, 04:36 PM
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red brown algae
"touchofnature" wrote in message .. .
I'm kind of new at having a reef tank. It is a 75 gallon with a tide pool filter and I have a skimer as well. I have had this set up for over a year now and things are good but I get a lot of red brown algae all over the coral.I think it is stoping the growth of other plant life.Is there something that can be done. What is the level of phosphates and nitrates in your tank? What is the pH and alkalinity?
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November 4th 07, 07:14 PM
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November 5th 07, 02:31 AM
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red brown algae
throw some macro algae in the sump and some light, that might help to solve
your problem. Good luck. "touchofnature" wrote in message .. . I'm kind of new at having a reef tank. It is a 75 gallon with a tide pool filter and I have a skimer as well. I have had this set up for over a year now and things are good but I get a lot of red brown algae all over the coral.I think it is stoping the growth of other plant life.Is there something that can be done. -- touchofnature
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#5
November 5th 07, 01:07 PM
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red brown algae
Is it crusty or gel like? I have a dark red coraline as well as the usual pink stuff. However, it sounds like you're talking about red slim. Then you need to deal with phosphates and nitrates. --Kurt touchofnature wrote: I'm kind of new at having a reef tank. It is a 75 gallon with a tide pool filter and I have a skimer as well. I have had this set up for over a year now and things are good but I get a lot of red brown algae all over the coral.I think it is stoping the growth of other plant life.Is there something that can be done.
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November 6th 07, 01:28 AM
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red brown algae
On Nov 5, 8:07 am, KurtG wrote:
Is it crusty or gel like? I have a dark red coraline as well as the usual pink stuff. However, it sounds like you're talking about red slim. Then you need to deal with phosphates and nitrates. --Kurt touchofnature wrote: I'm kind of new at having a reef tank. It is a 75 gallon with a tide pool filter and I have a skimer as well. I have had this set up for over a year now and things are good but I get a lot of red brown algae all over the coral.I think it is stoping the growth of other plant life.Is there something that can be done.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Is this not diatom algae? too much phosphates and silica?
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November 6th 07, 04:30 PM
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red brown algae
Dadof5 wrote:
On Nov 5, 8:07 am, KurtG wrote: Is it crusty or gel like? I have a dark red coraline as well as the usual pink stuff. However, it sounds like you're talking about red slim. Then you need to deal with phosphates and nitrates. Is this not diatom algae? too much phosphates and silica? Me? Not that I know of. Both my phosphates and silicates are undetectable and there isn't much growing on the glass.
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