sanchezkk
Aquarium Advice Freak
I am currently working on getting an algae problem under control. Would my lights (actinic) contribute to the outbreak?
I always have some algae present, how bad is it? Algae comes from poor water (nutrients in the water) from too much food, or too much lighting (this is debatable but 6-7 hours a day should be plenty) Is it a reef tank? How big? What kind of filtration do you have and how often do you change your water?
What do you do for nitrate removal? Are you running any special filter media? Water changes do very little for nitrates as they only remove a small percentage (10% in your case).