Try not to worry too much about problem algae for a while. It is hard, but you have to be patient with it. If things are getting smothered with hair algae, consider a lawnmower blenny. I battled nuisance algae for months on my 45 gal, and, like most people in the hobby, it slowly went away. Keep up with your water changes, try not to feed with foods high in phosphates (mysis, etc-silversides are a good supplement) and don't slam your tank with fish and corals for a while. I recomment buying some good live rock every payday and build slowly. If you are not careful, you can quickly spend large sums of money to beat the algae, and you may not have better results than someone who patiently waits it out. Please consider a RO/DI unit only as a long term investment as it won't necessarily 'cure' your algae blooms. Rich.
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90gal Starfire mixed reef, 400W MH (Giesemann 13K megachrome/Icecap E-ballast), (2) 54W T5 Giesemann true actinic, 45gal sump (65W 50/50 PC), ASM G-3 Skimmer, Mak 4 return, Sequence Dart closed loop, foam backdrop, 120 lbs LR, 2" sandbed, & 1 dillhole running the show.
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