Hi Guys
It's been a wile...
Well to begin I started all over. My 90 crashed about two Mos ago due to Power issues for 5 Days (I wasn't around when it happened).
So anyway, everything died, even Bristol worms, so I had to cycle the tank again.
After draining 1/2 of my water initially and several water changes later all if my levels are fine but I have been experiencing a red Algae problem.
It's my understanding that it is a bacterial algae, but other that that, I don't know much about it.
I recently added ultralife Red slime remover and was advised to shut down my skimmer wile the antibiotics take effect. After the 2nd dose 3 days later I called the company and they said to keep the skimmer on but turn it down.
We'll the skimmer removed it from the tank and I'm back to square 1.
Bottom line, I have plenty of flow (korilla 3 and two maxijet 600 (waiting for kit), my actinics come on at 7Am until 9:30PM my halides from 4:00PM to 9:00, I am using RO/DI as usual, and here are my levels.
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0
PO4 0 (but using Phosguard)
Calcium 450
Mg 1400 or a little higher (even with water changes it stays high)
Ak 9 Dkh
Ph 8.4
Gravity 1.026
Temp 78 degrees
I am going to dose it again on Friday with Chemiclean.
Let me know what you think. It's probably covering 1/4 of my tank, and I can't take looking at it.
Thanks,
Erik R.
It's been a wile...
Well to begin I started all over. My 90 crashed about two Mos ago due to Power issues for 5 Days (I wasn't around when it happened).
So anyway, everything died, even Bristol worms, so I had to cycle the tank again.
After draining 1/2 of my water initially and several water changes later all if my levels are fine but I have been experiencing a red Algae problem.
It's my understanding that it is a bacterial algae, but other that that, I don't know much about it.
I recently added ultralife Red slime remover and was advised to shut down my skimmer wile the antibiotics take effect. After the 2nd dose 3 days later I called the company and they said to keep the skimmer on but turn it down.
We'll the skimmer removed it from the tank and I'm back to square 1.
Bottom line, I have plenty of flow (korilla 3 and two maxijet 600 (waiting for kit), my actinics come on at 7Am until 9:30PM my halides from 4:00PM to 9:00, I am using RO/DI as usual, and here are my levels.
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0
PO4 0 (but using Phosguard)
Calcium 450
Mg 1400 or a little higher (even with water changes it stays high)
Ak 9 Dkh
Ph 8.4
Gravity 1.026
Temp 78 degrees
I am going to dose it again on Friday with Chemiclean.
Let me know what you think. It's probably covering 1/4 of my tank, and I can't take looking at it.
Thanks,
Erik R.