algae problem

[TNT280]

Hey everyone hows it going?
My jbj nano 24g, has been runnin for about 8 months now.All my levels are perfect, I have t5 lighting, my corals are growing great (zoas, sps, etc.) In the last month i noticed some green algae on my sand in the front of my tank. Is that a normal process of the tank? If not how do I get rid of it?

Thanks

 

[jadakiss]

how old r the bulbs,are u feeding heavy?

 

[jaa1456]

BUlbs could be it, If it is the PC version, I think those particular bulbs are rated for a 6 month life span.

 

[TNT280]

The bulbs are 4 months old. I only feed ever other day one Mysis Shirmp cube. I have 6 fish, one crab, one shrimp, 4 snails.

 

[D1J8Z]

pictures ?

 

[TonyHNY]

There's always going to be some kind of algae growing..so as long as they are not out of control, some critters could eat them up...

 

[Lionfish718]

how long do you keep your lights on

 

[TNT280]

I keep the lights on from 930 am to about 10 pm.

 

[Donewiththisplace]

Try cutting back on the lighting. I run my CF-Quad from 230pm to 9pm and have some algae but it is in check. Your always gonna have some algae no matter what.

6 or 7 hours is enough for most coral. and I turn them on later in the day that way they are still on after the sun does down and I can still enjoy them...

Is the tank in any direct sunlight??

If so you may want to cut the light down even further.

Also.. you have some bioload for a 24 gallon....what kind of CUC do you have? Any algae eating fish such as a lawnmower blenny?

 

[TonyHNY]

Stuff like that on the gravel, some blue leg hermit would take care of it. or a light suction with a tube when you change the water.
Once you start having some coraline algae growing, that should take care of some of it... Or you can consider growing some other kinds of macro algae to exploit the nutrients.

 

[TNT280]

Thanks