The green is taking over..help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Vancity

Just a thought, I experienced a little bloom quite some time ago and ended putting small square pieces of black electrical tape over the red LEDs for a couple weeks. Not sure if that helped at all but it did disappear, took the tape off and haven't seen it since. Could be something to do with the spectrum from the reds.
May be worth a try

That's kind of ingenious

[scott_r]

I will give that a try !!

[gregzz4]

I too like the blocking the red light idea

If that doesn't work for you, try raising your mag a bit
I had luck when my mag went from 1350 to 1450 by mistake
After I brought it back to 1350 things stayed stable - algae doesn't like high mag

Some 'different' algaes showed up, but nothing unmanageable

[mohammadali]

i had this alage long time with my RSM130 the lighting was a 150w MH and 4xT5 so i didnt have snail in the tank but i bought a sand sifter star fish and it start cleaning it

[Nualgi]

We offer a free sample of a breakthrough product being trialed by some aquarists in Canada. The trial ends Apr 30 - check us out on our facebook page or our website - nualgiaquarium

[Nualgi]

Wanted to share this thread..http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/reef-aq ... ost1829073

Also this you tube video from today...all the way from Manitoba, Canada
http://youtu.be/XU5Y3DGaQTY

[nrosdal]

I also experienced the same issue when i jacked my whites up to increase growth of coral (it did that but also spurred algae growth as well). In the short term i found that lowering white channel helped a ton until i got my phos under control then slowly raised the white channel back to high.

[waynemah]

I had the same stuff for about a year, then it just went away. Don't go crazy trying to get rid of it. It will just go away once it cycles through.

[scott_r]

Originally Posted by Nualgi

We offer a free sample of a breakthrough product being trialed by some aquarists in Canada. The trial ends Apr 30 - check us out on our facebook page or our website - nualgiaquarium

I will take you up on that offer. Gotta get my camera out and do some better pics of this mess for you.

Cheers!!