Green Algae And Weed

[mrs djc]

HAVE HAD TANK UP AND RUNNING FOR A FEW MONTHS THE LIVE ROCK WE BOUGHT HAS STARTED TO GROW GREEN WEED EVERYWHERE, ANYTHING UP TO 4 INCHES HIGH, WORRIED IF CONTINUES WILL LOOK LIKE THE RIVER THAMES. IT DOESNT SEEM NORMAL, I HAVE 4 RED HERMITS 18 TURBOS 1 DOMINO FISH AND A GREEN CROMIS AT PRESENT DONT WANT TO ADD MORE TILL THIS IS SORTED

 

[SkiFletch]

WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT ME? Contrary to popular belief, capslock is not your friend

Anyways, sounds like you've got hair algae and/or byropsis, a common problem in 3-6 month old reefs. Gonna need to know a lot of things about your system though before we can help you

Tank Size?
Water Chemistry? (pH, salinity (or sg), ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, calcium, alkalinity)
Lighting? (wattage, type, and kelvin rating if you know any of those)
Input water source? (ie: RO water, DI water, distilled, tap?)
Powerheads?
Sump used?
Skimmer used?
Sand bed depth?
Maintenance schedule? (how often and what do you do)
Feeding schedule? (how often and what do you feed)
Any other filtration used? (hang ons, canisters, UV sterilizers, ozonizers, etc)

Hair algae is a tough and complicated problem, but it can be beaten. Try and answer those topics to the best of your ability and we'll move forward.