Algae

[Emelinda76]

How to grow more algae... I feel I don't have enough...

 

[carey]

? Really? I let mine grow out for my guys to munch. lol

 

[Gti_Leo]

what kind of algae?

 

[Emelinda76]

? Really? I let mine grow out for my guys to munch. lol

I only seem to see green spots on my glass which is difficult to scrape off... But my rocks don't seem to have much... Coraline is spreading nicely though

 

[Gti_Leo]

test for phosphates

how close is your aquarium to a window where there is alot of natural light?

 

[carey]

I don't have any one my rocks either. I let it grow on the sides of my tank for the sea hare and blenny. How long do you keep your lights on for?

 

[Gti_Leo]

alot of people seem to think that the lights are the cause of the algae problems.

the sun in is beating on the ocean for liek 17 hours a day, if you go to a reef how much algae is there. now go to a port and how much algae is there.

its more how much nutrience is in the water rather then how much light there is. i have no algae issues with my 26g and my lights are on from 6am -9pm. and only have one asteara snail left.

 

[Emelinda76]

My lights are on for 9 hours daily... The tank is in my kitchen but I don't allow much direct sun light..

My phosphates are at 1.0

 

[Gti_Leo]

the phosphates are mostlikly the cause of the green algae. try and get them lower with GFO or water changes