Advice Please - Serious Algae Problems!

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Ok firstly pics

I have had this outbreak of hair and cyano algae for around 4 weeks now, and just isnt easing back - i dont know if i'm being impatient.

Some tank Stats.

Firstly the tank has been set up 4 months ( I know early days)
8 gallon with 5Kg LR (cured)
maxijet 600 for water movement
Over head trickle filter with LR ruble and Ultiphos
35W t5 PC lighting

perc clown, watchman goby, cleaner shrimp, 3 turbo snails, 2 scarlet hermit crabs

Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0/trace
NO4 0

All salifert test kits

Tank temp is 79/80 F, SG 1.024



I need advice on how to get rid of the algae, is it a case of waiting it out, will it go away itself?

Any advice much appreciated, its shocking looking!

Ross

 

[SkiFletch]

What is your input water source?

 

[Filmoholic]

I use a product called Rowaphos and it seems to work wounders on the hair algae.

 

[steelhealr]

What salt mix?
Frequency of water changes?
SH

 

[Matty P]

Yeh Rowaphos is good for hair algae

 

[Ehudd]

it is still early stages. I found that when i fed brine my algea grew just the same. No Nitrate or Phosphates it just grew, i didnt understand. I just feed Pellets and i have no algea like that anymore.

 

[SkiFletch]

When an algae bloom takes hold, you will not see nitrates or phosphates as the algae is gobbling them up as soon as they become available in the water column...

 

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I use RO water (not sure of the TDS, from LFS - i'll need to try and find out incase its poor) , i use coral pro reef salt.

I change 5 litres weekly (35 litre tank)



As i said i use Ultiphos (instead of rowa phos). I change this approx every 4 weeks. Not too sure how often to change it.




Thanks for the input so far - so whats the way forward - wait it out, will it go away by itself over time?

 

[SkiFletch]

Well sounds like you're doing everything right except not knowing the TDS of your input water... I'd figure that out first.