Help please algae issues

[ckmullin]

If nitrite/nitrate are part of the problem, what about Purigen. I've used it to polish water in FW tanks and works like a charm. By Seachem's own product guide this will help remove nitrate.

[Coralgurl]

I've never tried purigen. Tank is looking a bit better but it's only been a couple of days. Corals are brighter and glass is cleaner.

[ckmullin]

Glad things are on the way up...look @ it day by day for the next week and hopefully you've turned the algae corner.

Purigen is a great product actually in the SW area of stores but great for FW too. The biggest thing with Purigen that people get turned off is that you need bleach to regenerate the product.

[aquatechy]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Have you used it yourself? Tell us more about your before and after conditions and experience with this product.

I'm sorry, where is are my reefkeeping manners?

Stats on my tank have been very good after I started using this stuff:
Nitrates: used to average around 2-3, now closer to 0.5
Phosphates: essentially close to zero now (0.12, average), used to be 1.1
ORP: used to sit aroud 375, now around 398

Overall, I started using this stuff because i was getting brown algae on my sand, and cyano. This stuff has the benefit of absorbing organic carbon as well, which is an added plus if you're running bio pellets. The elimination of algae was definitely noticeable. Coral vitality seemed alot better, perhaps because of the increase in ORP. this stuff has the benefit of lasting months too, not just weeks.