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kdpuffer 06-17-2008 01:22 AM

help and suggestions
 
hey there i have a 29 gallon biocube and am having some mad algae out breaks i have hair algae red slime you name it and it seems to be growing what can i do about it the tank was established when i got it and they had the same problem help please my tank looks like crap.

super7 06-17-2008 01:33 AM

whats the water chemistry, how long are the lights on for?
Super7

crtrcrzy 06-17-2008 01:46 AM

red slime algae
 
had a similar problem once it was more a water flow problem than any thing .slow current gives the algae a chance to ghrow also how old are your lights ,usually the bulbs are good for a year before loosing thier uv spectrum effectiveness

Der_Iron_Chef 06-17-2008 02:04 AM

Hey dude, what water are you using?

crtrcrzy 06-17-2008 02:41 AM

algae slime
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef (Post 330384)
Hey dude, what water are you using?

good point i switched to an rodi unit also

mark 06-17-2008 02:58 AM

how much you feeding, skimmer, doing water changes? algae don't grow from nothing

ponokareefer 06-17-2008 03:21 AM

Make sure you add additional flow to these all-in-one systems, as they never have enough. If it don't have a protein skimmer, this is also a must. Finally, what do you have all in the system? If the system is overstocked, no matter how much flow and a good protein skimmer you have, you will run into problems.

bignose 06-17-2008 04:24 AM

I have the same problem. I bumped up the circulation and added some turbo snails. It seems to be helping quite a bit.


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