Extreme Algae Problem

[cgrimard]

Hello, im writing for my sister which is always too busy, She has a 55gallon,skimmer,powerhead, liverock, the usual stuff. recently the tank has been overtaken by algae, its really bad, theres green brown blue, every kind of algae, its completly covered all the glass, its taken all the sand and rock..

Any suggestions?

Thank you

 

[BigC]

How long has it been set up, has it fully cycled
Regards
BigC

 

[cgrimard]

Hmmmm Well i had it for a little over a year, then I gave everything too my sister, we kept the same sand and water when we moved it too her house. and shes had it setup for probably for close too two years now, she has 2clowns, somekind of cardinals, a few snails and hermit crabs.

 

[BigC]

Probably phosphates and large amount of neutrients building up Try to cut down on feeding a little and start using Rowaphos in your filter and provide an adaquate cleanup crew. See my nano thread on how I coped and still coping with the stuff.
http/www.fishforums.net/content/Nano-Ree...wn-On-The-Reef/
Regards
BigC

 

[Mrs jflowers]

We have a cyanobacteria problem and have bought a phosphate reactor which seems to be doing the job We also did all the usual tests and found we have quite high nitrates so have increased our water changes to 10% 2 times a week for the time being and that has also helped tons

Sheena