Uv sterilizers may help with some algae types.
Reef energy causing algae.
Additionally dosing magnesium or other additives can help with other algeas.
Cloudy hazy water 1 dose diatoms 1 2 doses cyanobacteria yes it will outcompete another bacteria 1 5 doses.
These microscopic algae capture sunlight and convert it into energy just like plants to provide essential nutrients to the corals.
Reef tank algae outbreaks will happen.
In many cases the algae is removing the nutrients and growing.
They are coarse wiry and generally have thicker wider blades than green hair algae.
Blue green algae caused by poor water conditions can form a layer on all of your decorations and substrate and if your fish stop swimming for a few minutes they start to resemble a moldy cupcake.
Vibrant is a true beast and we have not yet come across a algae that vibrant can not beat out.
It won t necessarily cure the problem once an algae has taken hold however.
Below i will list a general timeline of how fast vibrant works on frequent algae strains that cause issues in reef aquariums.
Do not think that just because your test kits read zero or low values that you do not have a problem.
Algae control comes down to controlling nitrates and phosphates.
In general trying to lower phosphates and nitrates can be helpful.
But when the zooxanthellae are under stress such as high temperatures they will die or leave their host a process known as bleaching.
This is why there is a problem.
Algae management a complete reef safe controllable solution for nitrate phosphate reduction no 3 po 4 x is the original safest most popular and best solution that provides a full reef safe controllable method for nitrate and phosphate reduction thereby boosting coral growth and coloration in any reef or marine fish system.
If you have a problem with algae it is because these two nutrients are out of control.
In exchange they have a place to live inside the animal s body.
The high water temperatures stress reef building corals causing them to eject the photosynthetic algae that reside in their tissue.
After one week my numbers have come down my algae seems less on glass and a few spots of ha my colors seem a little better my skim is much darker and my.
Red algae which is caused by a lack of carbon dioxide in the water is really nasty and hangs.
What is known as green turf algae in the hobby is really a generic name given to hundreds of different species of macroalgae that describe certain similar characteristics.
