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    Algae growing while cycling tank

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

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    I started my hobby 2 months back and encountering the same symptom as yours (new-tank syndrome). For mine, it is the brown algae (diatoms) that covers my sand bed and rocks. It is very un-sight to see my white 4ft tank turns brown.

    To remove those brown algae on my rocks, I find these Trochus Snail (trochus sp.) very useful. I got 3 yesterday for my 4ft and this morning, the 3 rocks where I placed them on looks 50% cleaned up!

    I did water changes a few weeks back, ran bio-pellets and reducing my lights to 5 hrs per day (due to my LPS corals), the brow algae seems to slowing down.

    WTS: BLV 150W 14K DE Bulbs

    in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop

    Posted

    Hi,

    I have 02 x BLV 150W DE 14K MH Bulbs for sale.

    They are all NEW set. Bought it last year end Nov for stand-by (with receipt for proof) but ended up changing to 250W ballast.

    I am selling each at $90. (UP: about $110)

    In addition, I will also bundle a used bulb (Same model. Still have about 3000 hrs lifespan left.) for free.

    If interested, please sms me at: 93678867

    Deal at:

    (During office hours) : Harbourfront MRT

    (After office hours) : Yishun

    Cheers!

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    Are these good or bad algae?

    in General Reefkeeping_

    Posted

    Those are hair algae, plucking it off with only allow those "seedings" to spread all over, apart from getting a tang, rem to lower ur PO4 and ur NO3. The best sources for algae growth. :)

    Hmm, have checked my tank on NO3, PO4 and NH3, it seem like my PO4 is about 5, NO3 is about 10 while Ammonia is very high... I guess my chemical filter needs replacing..

    Thanks guys for all your advices! Really appreciate it!

    Are these good or bad algae?

    in General Reefkeeping_

    Posted

    WOW! looks like those normal kind of green algae that overgrow until jungle HAHA! Hmm. this kind of algae not say very bad lar. But grow until like this, i think ur water got alot of NO3 and PO4. Just get some tangs, or some snails. My snails now dying inside my tank, coz no algae lol. everyday i clean =( Poor thing my snail.

    Oh no... no wonder it spead like mad...

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