Miss Mouse

No leave the skimmer; it's doing its job.How long has it been running for? Sometimes the water return chute causes a fine mist of bubbles. Could it be that?
How long has the filter media been in? What is in the filter?
I think i remember having a few little cloudy patches when my tan k first started. I'm sure it will clear up

inuyasha_lover_21

Well my friend suggested rock rubble which I put it in there. IO had the filter and skimmer running for about a month. The filter has 2 media pads, I will do my normal water change and see what happens by next friday. Tomorrow we are going for my powerhead. We also have to go to a ice cream shop.

agsansoo

Did you notice the algae started after to got your new Odyssea lights ? Also the cloudy water could be a bacteria bloom !

inuyasha_lover_21

Yeah it was a few days after the odyssea lights.The snails have it under control. My nitrite and ammonia spiked up and so did my nitrate. I did a 5 gallon water change today and hope the nitrite,ammonia and nitrate goes down a little. If not I will do another water change the day after

agsansoo

Yeah it seem almost everyone who buy those odyssea lights is reporting algae blooms do the the 10K MH bulbs. If the MH light appears too
yellow ... you get algae blooms. They need time to burn-in. Most are replacing the bulbs with a whiter 10K or bluer 14K bulb.

inuyasha_lover_21

It is white. I see no yellow. Where can I find replacements? I know ebay has a few 250 watt MH DE bulbs but is there any other place thats cheaper?

agsansoo

http://www.illuming.com
Has 250 Watt 14K Phoenix Metal Halide Double Ended H.Q.I. Lamp for $55 I think with free shipping also !

inuyasha_lover_21

cool thanks

Mike

I think the light spectrum may have a little bit to do with algae growth, but the biggest factor is going to be the amount of nutrients in the tank water. I remember when I increased the light intensity over one of my saltwater tanks (from Power Compacts to T5HO bulbs) I had an algae bloom too. I had to increase the frequency of my maintenance routine by changing out the filter pads and the cleaning of the intakes on the protein skimmer every 2 days at first. Also increase the amount of surface agititation of the water to help promote more gas exchange at the surface. I then went out and bought a GE RO unit ($130) for water top-offs and the algae has been kept in check since then.

Nitrates need to be kept low and phosphates as low as possible or 0. By changing out or rinsing the filter pads every couple of days you are exporting nutrients from the aquarium.

Metal Halides, VHO and HO lights are fantastic lights, but (as in my case at first) they can really highlight lax husbandry routines. Before spending more money on lighting, try some of the things mentioned above.

Mike

inuyasha_lover_21

Mike what you said is what I did last week. I added a powerhead and have it at maximum power and I did a 5 gallon water change. It seems to be clearing up

Mike

cool

inuyasha_lover_21

yep now the hair algae has begun lol

yosser

you need to get some sea hares they love algea i have two and my rock was covered in the stuff the sea hares are munching there way through the stuff best investment i have made yes

atmmachine816

Be careful, once there's no algae left you might want to return them because they are hard to keep alive and if they die, they'l nuke your tank and you might have a tank crash on your hands.

inuyasha_lover_21

Hey ATM long time no chat. The green algae is gone I have to get of the bacteria algae knows as read slime . Its slowly going away. I might have just jynxed everything