Brown, Hair and possibly Cyno algea

[SeriousDude5]

I am having an algea brakeout in my tank and I was wondering what it could be it has been established for 8 months and I have 2 rio 600;s in a 20g long and a protien skimmer as well as cheto. But I am deff. having a lot of algea. I have compact lighting could this be the reason the bulbs are like 8 months old and I am wondering if this is the reason for the outbreak. If you have any info fill me in. I also have a cleaning crew in there with scarlet hermets turbo snails and another kind of snails. And I do not feed because I am redoing my lager tank right now and have my fish being held at the LFS.

 

[RMPD109]

Most algae is caused by excess nutrients in the water(phosphates). Are you getting skimmate from the skimmer? What type of water are you using? The lighting may be a factor as after 8 months the light spectrum has changed and may be aiding in the unwanted algae.

 

[SeriousDude5]

I am using RO and yes I am getting skimmage. The reason have it in the 20g long is becuase I am both redoing my 65 gal. tank and I only had 110w and didnt know how my corals would do so I switched them over. I am going to be getting a new light soon however a MH but it came broken and I sent it back for a new one now its misrouted :-\