New tank syndrome in an addition?

doch · #1 09-18-2011, 08:09 AM

Ok, I added a frag tank and a water change tank to my relatively new, but fully cycled tank. I have noticed over the last couple of weeks that the algae in the frag tank has exploded. Up untill now, I just figured that I need a clean up crew, but tonight my wife suggested that it's only NTS. Is this possible? The frag tank is the same water as the 160... but it has a huge algae bloom. Is it a bloom that I should wait our, or should I add some serious clean up crew?

Something to add... I'm running cheap made in china ebay style LED lights on the tank. All the corals seem to be doing OK.. not spectacular, but OK... could this be the problem?

reefwars · #2 09-18-2011, 11:41 PM

whay kind of algae like diatoms??

Cal_stir · #3 09-19-2011, 12:08 AM

I would say NTS, it takes about 6 months to completely cycle a system, any time you add something to a new system it will cycle,the system will adjust, wait it out, don't add anything else for a while.

doch · #4 09-19-2011, 12:16 AM

There's a little bit of diatoms, but mostly a weird hair algae that I've never seen before. I'm not going to be adding anything until November... I'm working a shutdown right now so there's not much time for anything but work. Hopefully by then it's settled in. I just wish that I had a chance to grab a handful of snails and hermits for the sump and the frag tank. Oh well.

Myka · #5 09-19-2011, 06:04 AM

Explaining algae with NTS is a crock imo. The only algae that should be expected is diatoms. Anything else is a nutrient problem. Do you have GFO? Have you tested nitrate and phosphate? If so, which kits, what readings?

reefwars · #6 09-19-2011, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Myka

Explaining algae with NTS is a crock imo. The only algae that should be expected is diatoms. Anything else is a nutrient problem. Do you have GFO? Have you tested nitrate and phosphate? If so, which kits, what readings?

i knew it would happen eventually but we agreed on something lol

shes right , algae feeds and like anything if it starves it dies.diatoms will die off and dissapear in time as well and if theres any sort of excess nutrients in your tank algae will feed off it and it really doesnt take much.i doubt your light is the problem

Cal_stir · #7 09-19-2011, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

Explaining algae with NTS is a crock imo. The only algae that should be expected is diatoms. Anything else is a nutrient problem. Do you have GFO? Have you tested nitrate and phosphate? If so, which kits, what readings?

The frag tank is a new tank and the algae is only in that tank, if there is a nutrient problem then why no algae in the main tank. the frag tank should cycle it out, could be something that was on the glass, imo.