Molybdenum=Algae

[coqui1pr]

Hi guys just a question a couple of weeks ago i had an outbreak of brown diatom looking algae well part of the cause was my DI cartridge was exhausted and i changed it and resolved that problem but the algae continued,i found out that the 2 part supplement that i was using contained molybdenum and of course when you do WC you add that element also now i got rid of the 2 part supplement and went back to the one that i was using before but how do i get rid of the element should i stop the WC for a while until the element gets exhausted or will carbon remove it,it looks like a brown slime over some of the rocks and the back wall of the tank and all over the sand it cant be an over dose of zeo cause i stopped all dosing for about 9 days or more i tested for silicates and came out 0 all the parameters are in range.Sorry to bother so much but im getting frustrated with this algae stuff its very persistent.

Thanks
Nestor

[Aged Salt]

Well, Nestor, you've done by corrective measures that should help over time. Can you give us your present nutrient levels? Thnx. Bob

[coqui1pr]

Well my nutrient levels are very low(i guess) coral coloration is very good now i have 15 days left until my next zeo rock change its going to be my 4th change of the rocks dosage of zeo are 2x's per week food/bak,every other day start2 i have my skimmer set to take out wet skimmate my parameters are ammonia 0.0,nitrite 0.0,nitrate 0.0,ph 8.2,po4 0.0,magnesium 1380ppm,alk 7.7dkh,calcium 450ppm,wc is done on a weekly basis at 5% photoperiod is 8 hours per day mh,12 hours for actinic water flow inside my tank is at almost 1000gph thats a turn over rate of about 28 times total water volume.

Thanks Bob
Nestor

[coqui1pr]

This was my tank 1 month before the algae problem began ill try to get a pic of the tank now as it is.Sorry for the lousy pic not too good with digicams lol

[Aged Salt]

Hi Nestor, a current pix would be helpful Until then, with what you have recently done, I'd begin ZEOvit, as the problem was non-zeo related. Bob

[coqui1pr]

Yep Bob that is what i thought i will get a pic soon i already restarted zeo ill give you an update.

Nestor