cenzo Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 My phosphates are 0.2 I do a water change every six to seven days, I have lots of pink, mint green and dark purple growing on my rock more and more every week, my question is why by the fifth day I start to get a more grown on my rocks and sand but my phosphates are still 0.2 im using distilled water for top offs and water changes every week, could it be something other then phosphates giving me the brown algae growth, it seems to be diatoms, my sand looks a little like a brown rug in some areas Link to comment
MacnReef Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Ok, well it could be silicates not necessarily phos...try a product by ultralife, it is called red slime remover. Took care of my problem a while ago. Also, make sure to use RODI! BTW, are you overfeeding? Link to comment
cenzo Posted February 7, 2003 Author Share Posted February 7, 2003 I have one clown and I feed him every other day... Link to comment
MacnReef Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 I have a clown and a yellow watchman and only feed like once a week! Try cutting back or doing more water changes. You have excess nutrients from something! Link to comment
cenzo Posted February 7, 2003 Author Share Posted February 7, 2003 Im going for the once a week feeding I do a water change every 5 to 7 days. Thanks for your help Link to comment
MacnReef Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 No problem. The clown will feed off of the live rock. Try once every 4 days, that should help! Link to comment
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