spongebob281
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a small decrease in algae IMHO but keep trying and let us know how it turns out
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cultivating algae for nutrients export (1 Viewer)
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stdreb27
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if any in my photo area. But the concept might actually work...
Which is exciting.
Which is exciting.
stdreb27
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Here are pictures from today. It is looking a little better in my tank. I'm starting to see some algae recede. Still can't really tell from the picture, but clumps are starting to float around.
I don't think that this will totally address the algae problem. As a single solution. I'll probably have to remove a lot of the algae manually. but I'm going to wait till I have to clean the screen before I give up totally.
I don't think that this will totally address the algae problem. As a single solution. I'll probably have to remove a lot of the algae manually. but I'm going to wait till I have to clean the screen before I give up totally.
spongebob281
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please dont give up on this project i'd like to see if the person that came up w/ this idea deliver whatt he promised 0 nitrate/phosphate etc.
i;d love to build one myself but got no space underneathh the stand
g'luck
i;d love to build one myself but got no space underneathh the stand
g'luck
stdreb27
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Oh I'm not giving up on the screen I plan on keeping it. I'm just talking about waiting to see if this will actually starve the algae out.
I have 0's on both. Which I attribute to the hair in the tank.
I have 0's on both. Which I attribute to the hair in the tank.
spongebob281
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in theory it could be done i guess you just have to wait it out.
stdreb27
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That is what I'm testing...
Captinshinyside
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In theory this practice should work. How long did it take for your tank to get taken over by algae? My tank had a very small break out compared to yours and I threw in a few Sea hairs and uped my clean up crew a bit and they seemed to knock it out. Also added a Chocolate chip starfish, who now hangs out in the sump, not reef safe.
Have you tried the lights out for 3 days? This seemed to help out my tank alot when I had the issue. But again mine was nothing compared to what you have going on.....Good luck sir
Have you tried the lights out for 3 days? This seemed to help out my tank alot when I had the issue. But again mine was nothing compared to what you have going on.....Good luck sir
spongebob281
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no offense but adding a sea hare , starfish, snails etc is like applying a band aid on an open gash wound. The primary concern should be the origin of your HA problem. I do have a few critters but mostly for them to consume waste
Captinshinyside
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None taken to be honest.... I was merely stating what had worked for me in the past. With the lights out for 3 days.
Its my understanding again correct me if im wrong. Your tring to remove the nutrients from your system without pulling out the rock and scrubbing it off? The critters I listed will do that for you. They eat it then poo it out and your skimmer will and should clean most of it out. I aslo have a filtration sock in my sump. That I pull out and wash out once every week or two depending on how it looks.
From what I have read and my limited experience. HA is from excess nutrients and poor husbandry from what I have read. My outbreak was nothing and I will say it again NOTHING like the pics at the start of this post.
From the Information I have read and been told. Lights out for 3 days and turkey baster blast off your live rocks ever few days. And lower your feedings and your HA should go down consdierable. That and a few water changes and you should begin to see an improvement in the problem. Again that is just what I have read and is from my experience, in no way I am saying your doing something wrong or you suck with your tank lol. I am just tring to shed some light on this and maybe offer up what helped me in the past may help you.
How you take this info is up to you, as is what you decide to do with it. As with all written text it is incredibly hard to get a feel for the persons attitude and underlying implacations. Mine are helpful and of kind gesture.
Good luck
Its my understanding again correct me if im wrong. Your tring to remove the nutrients from your system without pulling out the rock and scrubbing it off? The critters I listed will do that for you. They eat it then poo it out and your skimmer will and should clean most of it out. I aslo have a filtration sock in my sump. That I pull out and wash out once every week or two depending on how it looks.
From what I have read and my limited experience. HA is from excess nutrients and poor husbandry from what I have read. My outbreak was nothing and I will say it again NOTHING like the pics at the start of this post.
From the Information I have read and been told. Lights out for 3 days and turkey baster blast off your live rocks ever few days. And lower your feedings and your HA should go down consdierable. That and a few water changes and you should begin to see an improvement in the problem. Again that is just what I have read and is from my experience, in no way I am saying your doing something wrong or you suck with your tank lol. I am just tring to shed some light on this and maybe offer up what helped me in the past may help you.
How you take this info is up to you, as is what you decide to do with it. As with all written text it is incredibly hard to get a feel for the persons attitude and underlying implacations. Mine are helpful and of kind gesture.
Good luck
stdreb27
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It is a post ike development. I tend to agree a sea hare doesn't address why the algae is there in the first place. Part of it is new tank settling. This tank has been up for 4 months or so. The ike shock didn't help. Lots of waste built up. And it just kind of took off, really fast. I've done the lights thing (It helps) was to the point that I wasn't feeding my tank much at all. I'd used chemical means to reduce po4 and no3. Wasn't seeing any reduction in the algae.
So it was an excuse to try and set this up. I'm actually quite pleased with the results so far. I'm seeing a significant reduction of HA.
But I do tend to not add anything that feeds on something in the tank. Because with my size of tank it really isn't sustainable.
I do understand the other means of removing algae, and have done so in the past with different tanks. Just this bloom provided me a "if it can do this than it can do anything" situation to test out this idea, i've seen promoted on other forums.
If the goal was no algae tonight, I could do that. But the goal was well lets see what this will really do...
So it was an excuse to try and set this up. I'm actually quite pleased with the results so far. I'm seeing a significant reduction of HA.
But I do tend to not add anything that feeds on something in the tank. Because with my size of tank it really isn't sustainable.
I do understand the other means of removing algae, and have done so in the past with different tanks. Just this bloom provided me a "if it can do this than it can do anything" situation to test out this idea, i've seen promoted on other forums.
If the goal was no algae tonight, I could do that. But the goal was well lets see what this will really do...
stdreb27
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Well I'm getting tired of the experiment. I'm ready to have a clean tank now. However I'll hold off for a little while longer... I'm going to try and wait till I have to clean my mat.
I'm definitely seeing improvement. Without me doing anything other than the algae mat.
I did move the other rock leaning against the glass.
This was completely covered.
I'm definitely seeing improvement. Without me doing anything other than the algae mat.
I did move the other rock leaning against the glass.
This was completely covered.
spongebob281
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Hang on buddy. I picked up some material from walmart and about to get my hand wet. Mine will be slightly different from yours. I wont be using a pump instead im going to use the drain pipe from DT.
stdreb27
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That is the way I set up mine, the downward pipe is just so that the water falls instead of having a lot of backup pressure, so it doesn't spray anyway. I'm definately leaving it on the tank. I'm just ready to have a clean tank. And not have to look at the algae.
Captinshinyside
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How much of an improvement would you say you have in your display tank? It seems as though I can see an improvement. Which means it works. So in theory if you did some manual cleaning of the rocks and left the mat in there you would not get a regrowth of the algea....
stdreb27
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I'm seeing some holes. yes in theory. I'd say maybe 20% reduction. So far
spongebob281
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any updates?
Like i stated above mine is a simple canvas hook up to the drain pipe.
Day 5 and still no algae on the mat
Like i stated above mine is a simple canvas hook up to the drain pipe.
Day 5 and still no algae on the mat
stdreb27
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well, here is more pictures. I'm going to change the experiment a little bit and put lights on both sides of the mat. I also (if I feel better) will clean the mat today.
I'm definitely seeing improvement. Not as much as I was hoping but more than I was expecting.
I'm definitely seeing improvement. Not as much as I was hoping but more than I was expecting.
spongebob281
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stdreb27 said:
Contradicting and picky today...aren't we?
At what day did you started to see visible algae on the mat
stdreb27
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a week and a half out. But I didn't seed it at all.
