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how to prevent a algae in salt fish tanK?

hi guys

how get gid of green algae in my salt fish tank? :redface:
do i need a water change? how and when?
sorry i'm newbie in salt water!!!

pls give me an advice

Thanks!!

- Do not overfeed.
- Run a good skimmer (you don't have to pay mega bucks for a good skimmer)
- Lots of circulation inside the tank with as few dead spots as possible
- Make sure you don't have too much flow through the sump (if you have one)
- Some form of supplemental biological filtration helps such as a fuge or biopellets/reactor.
- If you are running lower Kelvin lights such as 10K or god forbid 6500K, do not run them too long. If you have Fiji Purple, get it out of there, they are the worst for algae growth.
- If you are running a filter sock, change it frequently. Same applies to HOB mechanical filters like the Aquaclear with foam media.
- Remove dead fish ASAP.
- Keep a good size clean up crew.

Water changes do very little for excess nutrients when done on a small scale and very large (50%) water changes are very hard on inhabitants. The best way to manage nutrients is not by water changes but by keeping a consistent daily cleaning regime.

thanks for the info!!!

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Originally Posted by medhatreefguy (Post 534543)

as of now i'm running 4bulbs T5 (2x24) do i need take out 2 bulbs? and i have a HOB CPR BAK PAK 2 protein skimmer!!

Like med said consistency is the key regular routines and light schedules try to learn and read as much about algae and on how your equipment works as possible. Their are different types of algae some good some bad , the bad stuff is alot easier to orevent then get rid of and the good stuff doesn't happen over night bu will in time:)

another thing to remember is f this is a fairly new system you'll probably deal with your share of algae over the next year don't get frstrated and ask ask ask , I'm sure the algae subject will never end people are always finding new ways to deal with things so knowlege is your best defence the rest are just small tasks:) cheers!!:)

Your lighting will depend on tank size and what you plan to keep for livestock:)

well my tank is 29G!!!

I think we need some more info on your tank frist, size, how much sand, live rock, how long you have had it running, lighting size & type. Water params (Ca, Mg, nitrates, ammonia, etc)

if your not using ro/di water now thats the best thing you can do

You'll have to include what livestock is in your tank or what you plan to have in there, if you want to raise coral done are going to demand stronger lighting and not so much if it's just fowlr ( fish only with live rock ) toucan get away with lower lighting

all in all you shouldn't have to remove any bulbs unless you dint like it or unless you want to raise corals and there are alot if coral that don't demand high lighting:)

include fixtures name size and what the bulbs are it should say right on them:)