I'm posting this for my father in law who can't type.....
He has 240 lbs of LR in a 125. He has green algae ALL over (i think it is called turf algae), and even the water has a green tint to it. His water tests are all coming up perfect, and he does a lot of them. He used filtered water to fill the tank, and is doing water changes, but with no positive effect.
He has 1 yellow tang and 2 tomato clowns in his tank. He had a bunch of snails, but many of them died. Should he remove the fish for a while?
I've heard he may have too much LR. Is that possible? Should he cut back to 180 lbs of LR (1.5 x gallons) or lower? Should he purchase more algae eating fish to take care of the algae problem?
Also, he has the LR situated in a wall formation in the back of the tank. I recommended losing the wall, and instead going for peaks and valleys in the center of the tank. It is a bare bottom. He has a $300 skimmer (Red Sea I think), which is working very well he says (lots of waste removed, think, smelly, looks like burnt mud). He has a sump (not sure on size) with those blue bio balls.
One more thing about the LR. He bought it uncured and cured it himself for a week in a few rubbermaid bins before placing it in his tank. That was 4 weeks ago though. So even if it was not cured....it would be by now right?
Also, the lights (2 colors) are on for 12 hours a day. Should I recommend he lower the amount of time the lights are on? I heard this will prevent the algae growth at such a fast pace.
Thanks in advance!!!
By the way...he's hoping to turn this into mainly a reef tank with a few fish.
He has 240 lbs of LR in a 125. He has green algae ALL over (i think it is called turf algae), and even the water has a green tint to it. His water tests are all coming up perfect, and he does a lot of them. He used filtered water to fill the tank, and is doing water changes, but with no positive effect.
He has 1 yellow tang and 2 tomato clowns in his tank. He had a bunch of snails, but many of them died. Should he remove the fish for a while?
I've heard he may have too much LR. Is that possible? Should he cut back to 180 lbs of LR (1.5 x gallons) or lower? Should he purchase more algae eating fish to take care of the algae problem?
Also, he has the LR situated in a wall formation in the back of the tank. I recommended losing the wall, and instead going for peaks and valleys in the center of the tank. It is a bare bottom. He has a $300 skimmer (Red Sea I think), which is working very well he says (lots of waste removed, think, smelly, looks like burnt mud). He has a sump (not sure on size) with those blue bio balls.
One more thing about the LR. He bought it uncured and cured it himself for a week in a few rubbermaid bins before placing it in his tank. That was 4 weeks ago though. So even if it was not cured....it would be by now right?
Also, the lights (2 colors) are on for 12 hours a day. Should I recommend he lower the amount of time the lights are on? I heard this will prevent the algae growth at such a fast pace.
Thanks in advance!!!
By the way...he's hoping to turn this into mainly a reef tank with a few fish.