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[lowrider]

my tank has been up for two years and i have never had any problems with them i moved my tank and added a canopy and 195 watts of pc and i had a green alage attack was told from the lights no big deal it would go away but microbubbles i cant find no air or leaks i was told something was getting air ty for any help

[reefman8471]

Do you know where the microbubbles are originating from? What type of protein skimmer do you have? So create microbubbles when the water drains from the skimmer. Do you have a sump? If so and there is a fair amount of turbulence in the sump your return pump tends to suck in bubbles and chop them up into microbubbles. Also check your plumbing seals for any air that may be getting in if the seals are not tight.

Do you still have any hair algae. If so the best way to get rid of it is take the rocks out and scrub them is salt water.

James

[lowrider]

it has no skimmer on it or sump it has a hob filter but i did change one of the filters could that be causing this problem?as for algae it dont look like hair algae you can fan it off the sand im just as to what it is

[Squirrelboy]

sounds to me like green slime, fun stuff im having a massive outbreak myself. Water changes tend to help and phosban is some great stuff as well if you can afford it, me, I've been using a soft brush toothbrush to combat it when I can to save my corals until I can afford better methods.

[reefman8471]

Also make sure you maximize your water flow. It tends to grow better in dead spots.

James

[Squirrelboy]

ah that is true forgot to mention that, that weak stuff ain't got no grips, thanks James

[lowrider]

dont know what it was but they gone now but ty for all the replys still fighting algae anybody know how long it last??? thanx again