Algae/bryiopsis Problems

[stefday]

Hi,

I have had my tank running for sometime now and the parameters seem fairly consistant at pH 8.1-8.3, calcium 420- 450, magnesium 1200-1300, nitrite O, nitrate 5-10, phosphate 0, ammonia 0, strontium 12-15 and kh 10.

I still seem to be geting quite a lot of algae and ? briopsis that seems to be spreading over the corals. I keep pulling it off but to little success.

I have read somewhere that if you increase the magnesium and calcium levels then this will stop or reduce algae growth.

Has anybody got any advice on this or on how I can achieve this.

Thanks.

 

[AK77]

Hi Stef,

Are you positive that its Bryopsis?

Do you have some nice clear photographs of it?

 

[stefday]

Hi,

I had it identified from my Journal photo`s.

It seemed to go away but has come back.

Would it be a good thing to raise the magnesium levels to 1500 as advised?

Are there any disadvantages to doing this?

 

[seffieuk]

Is that the stuff I thought was macro algae and others thought Bryopsis? Could you re-post the photo here

Seffie x

 

[stefday]

My link

Not Sure how to post the photo`s but here is a link to my journal.

The photo`s are towards the bottom of the page.

Thanks

 

[seffieuk]

That link takes me to page 13 ( i have mine on five posts per page) which page is it on?

Seffie x

 

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