Hey guys, i havent asked any silly questions recently so i thought id give it ago tonight lol. can the salinity of the water increase algae growth?
I ask because i am having problems with diatoms and green slimy algae on the glass (live rocks are fine though), they alternate every 2 weeks or so, my phosphates are 0 my nitrates are 5 ppm or less,ph approx 8.1 and i have an external filter and 9w uv and a proteim skimmer well over rated for my tank, i have activated carbon and use no3 p04 - x for phosphates as well as adding trace elements weekly for corals( last 3 weeks), im running halides at 6 hours a day and blue leds at night for 6 hrs.
Now the reason for the salinity question, i had a strange rise in salintiy from 1.026 to 1.034 in approx 2/3 days with no change in system, i had done a water change 3 days prior and buy salted RO (which i didnt check) would this affect it after 3 days? and would this increase the algae growth as my LFS said this would problem would of been increasing gradually over a long period and could be the cause ( althought i check weekly and know it wasnt that high 3 days prior!)
Any help would be appreciated because this algae is a real bummer, and kinda getting me think is it worth all this (who said reefing was easy i hear ya say lol)
Thanks
I ask because i am having problems with diatoms and green slimy algae on the glass (live rocks are fine though), they alternate every 2 weeks or so, my phosphates are 0 my nitrates are 5 ppm or less,ph approx 8.1 and i have an external filter and 9w uv and a proteim skimmer well over rated for my tank, i have activated carbon and use no3 p04 - x for phosphates as well as adding trace elements weekly for corals( last 3 weeks), im running halides at 6 hours a day and blue leds at night for 6 hrs.
Now the reason for the salinity question, i had a strange rise in salintiy from 1.026 to 1.034 in approx 2/3 days with no change in system, i had done a water change 3 days prior and buy salted RO (which i didnt check) would this affect it after 3 days? and would this increase the algae growth as my LFS said this would problem would of been increasing gradually over a long period and could be the cause ( althought i check weekly and know it wasnt that high 3 days prior!)
Any help would be appreciated because this algae is a real bummer, and kinda getting me think is it worth all this (who said reefing was easy i hear ya say lol)
Thanks