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tim
11-09-2006, 07:22 PM
hi
a couple of months i had abrown algal bloom i thought that i had cured it by cutting lighting hours cut out some food also i used some rowa-phos .
everything has been ok for about 2 months i now find that i have a red algal bloom .my aquarium is 12 months old it is 3ft long 2ft deep and 20ins top to bottom i have live rock and fish &corals.can anyone help solve my problem.
tim

Macca
11-09-2006, 08:15 PM
Do you have pics as it might not be a diatom bloom

James

MR Teee
11-09-2006, 08:57 PM
Red could also mean cyano. As James has said without pics it is very hard to identify algae.

Tangman
11-23-2006, 08:05 AM
I think the algae as eaten Tim LOL. Put some pics up Tim then we can give you some answers.:) Eric