lysy85reef
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i have something like that on some of my corals :: i dont want to use phosphates reactor i try to use it with sps tips burned my phosphates are at 0 nitrates 0
not my pic
not my pic
hydrogen peroxide for algea control?????!!!!
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That looks like diatoms to me.
I would move the birdsnest temporarily to higher flow.
Diatom algae require silicates to grow. Are you sing RO water? Silicate may be present in your tap water and may be the source of the problem. If your water supply has moderate dissolved silicates (3-4ppm), you will likely see them in the lower-light areas of the tank. Using reverse osmosis instead of tap water can be a good way to fix the problem. Another way is to remove silicates with phosphate removers such as Seachem’s PhosGuard, Phosban, ect.
A good maintenance routine and regular water changes will help lot. In established tank, if a brown algae bloom is followed by cyano, your problem is dissolved organics compounds in the water and a good skimmer will help remove them. If you maintain good water quality, in time (weeks to a few months) the diatoms are likely to die back or even disappear. Diatoms don’t have a firm attachment to the rock work so they can be cleaned off easily through siphoning. A good way to control their growth is to remove as mush as you can during water changes.
I would move the birdsnest temporarily to higher flow.
Diatom algae require silicates to grow. Are you sing RO water? Silicate may be present in your tap water and may be the source of the problem. If your water supply has moderate dissolved silicates (3-4ppm), you will likely see them in the lower-light areas of the tank. Using reverse osmosis instead of tap water can be a good way to fix the problem. Another way is to remove silicates with phosphate removers such as Seachem’s PhosGuard, Phosban, ect.
A good maintenance routine and regular water changes will help lot. In established tank, if a brown algae bloom is followed by cyano, your problem is dissolved organics compounds in the water and a good skimmer will help remove them. If you maintain good water quality, in time (weeks to a few months) the diatoms are likely to die back or even disappear. Diatoms don’t have a firm attachment to the rock work so they can be cleaned off easily through siphoning. A good way to control their growth is to remove as mush as you can during water changes.
FishBeard
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unless he stopped, op has been using a BRS reactor with gfo and carbon, he and I both ordered reactors around the same time and started using them a day apart.
Scarlett778
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+1 on the Silicates
routine weekly water changes should help it alot.
routine weekly water changes should help it alot.
lysy85reef
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ty uys i stoped with gfo cause dieoffs on tips of my sps, i will concentrate on water changes im doing them right now but every 2 weeks like 20%, i have a reef octopus ext 160, i dont want to use gfo cause i got 0 phosphates in water only carbon, maybe the dry rock i put in with upgard to 120 have some silicates in it
Cubbies
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I would hold off on the dip. All you need is more water changes(make sure its at 0 tds), and I would say more water flow. You probably need to re-stock your clean up crew as well as they also contribute to cleaning diatoms. I used the dip today but I needed longer hair algae off some frags I have.
jcarlilesiu
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Anytime I add new equipment like plastic powerheads or base rock, I seem to get a little dusting outbreak. Just so you know.
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lysy85reef
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vodka dosing or gfo safer???? who did what and what are side affects????
Pufferpunk
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Vitamin C is safer than vodka & many more benefits!
lysy85reef
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is it removing or bonding phosphates the vitamin c ???
ok so vitamin C, gfo, vodka whats more effective with less side effects??????
ok so vitamin C, gfo, vodka whats more effective with less side effects??????
Pufferpunk
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VC feeds nitrification bacteria, lowering your nitrate & phosphate. Also rebuilds collagen in your corals & fish, for healthier, more colorful, faster-growing animals.
EricTheRed
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Hi, I believe from previous posts that you use pure pharma grade vit-c, right? Have you ever used Vitamarin-C by Brightwell Aquatics and do you have an opinion about it?
lysy85reef
Member
i never had answerd quastion whats safer C, GFO, Vodka, and side effects ? i think there is not to many taht using vitaminC
lysy85reef
Member
any other products without affects on mostly sps tank when i used gfo even half dosage brs recomended i burn tips on sps my phosphates at 0 api i will order hana tomorrow to make sure i need something to get rid of cyno and red slime ?
for right now i have:
Vitamin C- 1
Gfo- 0
Vodka- 0
Algeafix- 1
votes
anyone with some expirience
for right now i have:
Vitamin C- 1
Gfo- 0
Vodka- 0
Algeafix- 1
votes
anyone with some expirience
lysy85reef
Member
plenty of flow in tank around 40x turnover, rods coral food every 4 -5 days, im feeding my fish every day and some phyto also every 4-5 days
lysy85reef
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people that start using vodka vinegar sugar seems to have great results with adition aa to the water ??? who dosing that mixture????
FishBeard
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Honestly, clean water, good reef salt, regular maintenance and top off, and 2-part dosing daily seem to be enough to keep my tank happy. I tried the vc thing and didn't notice a difference, I'm on the fence about getting my tank drunk ;-) and believe the less chemicals you pour in your tank, the less variables to keep track of.