Need Sand Bed Help ASAP !!!!!

mvpttk

mvpttk

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Hello to all Chicago Reefers.

its been 6 month for my saltwater reef tank. everything doing great in my reef tank.

it is 60 gallon acrylic tank with 100 pound live rock and 60 pound live sand

But from last two week my sand bed growing algae. i don't know is it Diatoms/Brown Algae OR red slime algae. how do i find out?

did 30% water change last week. pick everything i can.
change water flow. i have lot of flow in my tank.
i use RODI water.
i use kent marion reef salt. and Seachem Prime.

ammonia,nitrite,nitrate are 0ppm
Phosphate is 0.5ppm
Calcium - 450
Carbonate Hardness (KH) - 6 to 7
PH - 7.9 to 8.1
water temperature 78 - 82

use Eshopps s-150 Skimmer for 150-Gallon
15 gallon refugium with Carib Sea Mineral Mud and live sand on top(20 pound live sand). with Chaetomorpha & 6 Mangroves plant also have some live rock
GFO Reactor & Chemi-Pure Blue for 75 gallon (Change both last week)
UV Sterilizer

Really need help. everything going great in the tank.

Thank you
Tarak
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Its normal dont worry increases flow helps 6months imo is still a young reef they run there best after a yr or so
 
That's no big deal . Bet you feed a meaty food . Feed less and back lights on time a little . All normal . You can siphone it out and sir it up to slow it down .
 
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i have good flow. i got once diatom bloom.

how do i find out if it is diatom or red slime.

i feed once a day. i feed meaty food 4 times a week (3 time rods original fish food & 1 time Hikari Mysis Shrimp). 3 time a week new life spectrum.
 
I agree, this is just part of the journey. I also agree on the meaty foods, anything I feed that is even slightly oily will cause blooms like this in a short time. It's also your tanks way of learning to deal with excess nutrients.
 
mvpttk said:
i have good flow. i got once diatom bloom.

how do i find out if it is diatom or red slime.

i feed once a day. i feed meaty food 4 times a week (3 time rods original fish food & 1 time Hikari Mysis Shrimp). 3 time a week new life spectrum.
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Frim pics looks like diatoms and everyone is on point with info . I didnt say u dont have good flow i said u can increase flow specially at sand bed if there was good flow on sand bed u wouldnt see it as much i had same issue when i set mine up in new house i did what top water said stir it up and when i did water changes i vacuumed it out . Eventually tank gets stabile and wont matter meaty or non meaty foods u wont have as many issues
 
Thank you so much for all your help. i am doing 20% water change today. going to clean my send bed.
 
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