Algae and Fish Food

[Myka]

We talked about this a bit early, but to add to the comments on here already...

New live rock can leech phosphates for a long time, which is often the cause of algaes in tanks that are under a year old. The only way to fix that issue is to cure the rock better before adding in the first place, or use phosphate medias hoping to absorb the phosphates before the algae does!

I think you said you were already giving the HA hair cuts didn't you? That's even better than just sucking on it. When you just siphon on it you're only pulling out the stuff that is dead or already partly compromised.

Most tanks do quite well without fish in relation to algae. People who leave their tanks with no fish for awhile notice the algaes as soon as they bring in new fish. The system just has to balance out, and you have to help it by not overfeeding, and getting rid of the excess nutrients before they become an issue.

Did we talk about your skimmer at all? I don't remember...do you have one? What brand?

Originally Posted by Oscar

After being chastised by Myka I took the suggestion to start a new thread:

I hope you're joking about the !!