My Tank Infested Wit Algae!

[FInKL^GiR|]

hair-like-algae covering some sea fan and LR.. those algae are brownish and light green in colour.. i on my light for abt 17hrs each day.. could this be the reason?? pls enlighten! thanks

[bum]

17 hrs is a llooooonnngggggg time

you might want to check your other water parameters.

do you skim?

think more info would be helpful,

like tank dimensions and setup and LS

oh, and welcome to the club!

[SpiderOne]

17 is too long. u got hair algae. try getting hair algae eating livestock. eg lawnmower blenny. and reducing ur photoperiod about 6-10 hours a day is sufficient depending on intensity..

[FInKL^GiR|]

thanks for the replies.. my tank is only 1.5ftx1x1.. tank is already 6mths old le.. recently den got algae..

spiderone: where can i get lawnmower blenny?

paiseh .. i still newbie..

[silver2578]

spiderone: where can i get lawnmower blenny?

T9% located at seletar Farmway. Lotz of them last week, but pretty big in size, abt 2-3" was the smallest i saw. Could be mistaken though.

Imho, snails do a wonderful job in keepin algae in check.

[Golden Tooth]

Reduce the timing for lights. Lawnmower n snaileys. Skimmer?

[FInKL^GiR|]

i got surface skimmer and protein skimmer.. ny pic of the lawnmower blenny? might wanna check out those LFS near my hse first

[FInKL^GiR|]

recently notice that my coral chip has got those kind of purplish red thingy covering them.. wat are those? and wat is diatom?

[piero]

Yrs is cyano.... Diatoms are algae, brown in color.

[Kalib]

i got surface skimmer and protein skimmer.. ny pic of the lawnmower blenny? might wanna check out those LFS near my hse first

Pic of a lawnmower blenny can be found here

[FInKL^GiR|]

erm.. notice that i have got some browish algae on my LR.. think start controling that photo period liao

[FInKL^GiR|]

Pic of a lawnmower blenny can be found here

thanks alot.. my LFS oso got sell.. but at 7 each i think.. is it ex? intending to go PR today.. there got sell?

[FInKL^GiR|]

and the protein skimmer that i am using are thsoe air pump operated.. are they effective for small tank like mine?

[piero]

How small is small?

[FInKL^GiR|]

1.5x1x1.. mentioned in my 2nd post le..

[flubberina13]

and the protein skimmer that i am using are thsoe air pump operated.. are they effective for small tank like mine?

Depends also on the amount of bubbles generated...the more the merrier...check the pump

Btw, rocks at farms are usually sold cheaper if you are able to get...I get mine from T9* at Seletar West Farmway One. Less than ten bucks per kg and got coralline too. Also get some tourbo snails...they help...

[piero]

Sorry been out of touch with this forum cos of studies... IMO, I never approve of such air-driven skimmers cos its not very effective.... But yr tank seems small.

Try to control yr feeding, use a powerhead to blow at the rocks and try to suck out all the algae. Do water changes and then add rowaphos to your filter... That ought to help.

[Golden Tooth]

Depends also on the amount of bubbles generated...the more the merrier...check the pump

That depends on the wooden air stone too.

[FInKL^GiR|]

haha.. ok.. lots of air bubbles are generated.. but dun like the noise generated by the pump.. very noisy..

thanks peiro for the advise..

[flubberina13]

I meant turbo snails...solie...

[piero]

U r welcomed. Back to my International economics book. Something for everyone to ponder. Does CPF cuts raise out competitiveness?? HAhahahahhaa////

[FInKL^GiR|]

U r welcomed. Back to my International economics book. Something for everyone to ponder. Does CPF cuts raise out competitiveness?? HAhahahahhaa////

erm... not my business yet.. still schooling..

[Dazza]

Hihi Saw plenty of gobies sleeper & yellow watchman type i think at rebor. the other day. But for the size of yr tank maybe those are too big. Maybe u can try and ge a bicolor blenny instead. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Di...id=21&pCatId=66

I had hair epidemic some time ago as well. Just cudnt control it. Finally gave up and took out the live rocks on at a time and use water hose to pressure spray and scrub all out. Wont really recommend this unless really epidemic. In my case, i subsequently got rid of the bioballs in the sump and replace with more live rocks and (touch wood) hvnt had the hair for a couple of yrs already.

[SpiderOne]

dun think bi colour will do as good a job of wacking hair algae as a lawnmower can