jackdp
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Okay, I've about had it...I've been fighting hair algae and cyano in my 20Long for over a year now. It all started when I went on vacation only to return and find algae everywhere. Details....
20 long tank with 30-35lbs LR
prizm deluxe skimmer w/surface skimmer
fluval 204 canister w/GAC, Seachem phosguard and 2 foam pads
175 MH w/ a brand new XM 15K lamp, 2x55watt PC actinics, 1 LED moonlight
1 hagen 402 powerhead
inhabitants...1 tank raised ocellaris clown
1 emerald crab, 1 CB shrimp, 1 crocea clam, 1 huge sinularia finger leather, 1 favia brain coral, 1 lobophyllia brain, 1 polyp rock, several small cabbage leathers, 1 toadstool leather, about 15-20 snails, about 5-7 hermits.
I've scrubbed the rock several times, I even moved into a new house and completely removed the rock and brushed all the algae off. Water tests show little to no nitrate and/or phosphate, I run phosguard in the canister. I've been using RO water from the beginning.
When we moved the and I cleaned all the rocks it looked like I might be winning the war, but looking at my tank today, it seems as though the hair algae is slowly growing back and the sandbed is quickly becoming covered in what I believe to be cyano(some kind of reddish-brown algae that is growing in sheets) Is there anything else I can do?? Somebody tell me I'm missing something here. I want to upgrade to a larger 45-55 gallon tank but I don't want all this algae to go along into it. TIA
20 long tank with 30-35lbs LR
prizm deluxe skimmer w/surface skimmer
fluval 204 canister w/GAC, Seachem phosguard and 2 foam pads
175 MH w/ a brand new XM 15K lamp, 2x55watt PC actinics, 1 LED moonlight
1 hagen 402 powerhead
inhabitants...1 tank raised ocellaris clown
1 emerald crab, 1 CB shrimp, 1 crocea clam, 1 huge sinularia finger leather, 1 favia brain coral, 1 lobophyllia brain, 1 polyp rock, several small cabbage leathers, 1 toadstool leather, about 15-20 snails, about 5-7 hermits.
I've scrubbed the rock several times, I even moved into a new house and completely removed the rock and brushed all the algae off. Water tests show little to no nitrate and/or phosphate, I run phosguard in the canister. I've been using RO water from the beginning.
When we moved the and I cleaned all the rocks it looked like I might be winning the war, but looking at my tank today, it seems as though the hair algae is slowly growing back and the sandbed is quickly becoming covered in what I believe to be cyano(some kind of reddish-brown algae that is growing in sheets) Is there anything else I can do?? Somebody tell me I'm missing something here. I want to upgrade to a larger 45-55 gallon tank but I don't want all this algae to go along into it. TIA