Green Algae

[Woods]

Anyone know where green algea comes from, like what cause it to grow?
I have a 125g tank and a 20g fuge that I started growing green Bubble macro algae in and I am not sure if that is the cause of the problem.So heres some pics of my Display and the macro in my Fuge

 

[Anonymous]

If you do a search here you'll find many many threads on algae, and how to deal with it.

http://reefs.org/phpBB2/search.php

Basically, excess algae comes from excess nutrients in the water. Too much fuel (nutrients) + light = unwanted algae. More info from you would be helpful to steer any discussion, i.e. type of system, bioload, etc.

 

[Woods]

I have 125 gallon tank with 30 gallon sump and 20 gallon fuge. I have about 90#'s of live rock and about 3" of live sand in the display and 6" in my fuge. I just have pc's for now that are 65watt X4 and a single T5 on the fuge.

Bioload:
3 Tangs (and yes they all get along) Blue,Yellow,Sailfin
2 Clowns
2 gobys
assorted mushrooms
2 Large stock Kenya trees
assorted zoo's
star polyps green/brown
Silver Branch Xenia

 

[Woods]

Just a thought about the same time I started to add coral to my tank I added a fuge to the system and macro and also started adding phyto, maybe i'm feeding too much? I feed daily and a little more or less that what the directions on the bottle say. I've had saltwater for a couple years but just started with the reef about 6 months ago.

 

[Anonymous]

I'd cut down on the feeding and see if that helps. As I said, if you search here there are tons of threads on the why's of excess algae, its such a common problem.