Green water

[Jeremey’s reef]

Is a UV Sterilizer necessary to clear my algae bloom or is a water change and protein skimmer sufficient? There is algae on my rocks as well, I believe my constant scrubbing of rocks with my tooth brush and Turkey baster and lack of a protein Skimmer worked against me. I watched a bunch of YouTube videos on clearing up water which all suggest a UV sterilizer but I don’t want to buy unnecessary equipment as the hobby is financially pressing as is so I don’t want more maintenance tools than required for my aquarium to thrive. My daughter who is only 6 months old loves to look at the aquarium is left without one of joys in her short life to date and she is my motivation in keeping my interest in the hobby. I want the clearest water and lots of beautiful coral as that would seem to please my princess

 

[jcook54]

Personally, I would not invest in a UV sterilizer. A certain amount of algae is very, very common in newer tanks along with diatoms and a bacterial bloom. It's all part of "new tank syndrome." I believe the money would be much better spent on some sort of skimmer. As far as your Daughter goes, you'll have a terrific tank for her to looks at soon since the tank's still in the maturing process. Trust me when I say it's not UV sterilizer time just yet. Feed less, regular water changes and manual removal will get it there and the skimmer would also be a big help given the bioload you've been talking about.

 

[Anthony king]

Totally agree with @jcook54 protein skimmer and manual removal should work fine with waterchanges

 

[bhodges82]

Algae is part of an aging tank, it's ugly, but it's a sign of good times ahead. Are you testing your water? Do you use r/o water? It's important to not add extra fuel to the fire, by that I'm talking about phosohate, it can really feed algae and create a problem that even an experienced reefer doesn't want to solve.

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[Steve Burton]

Just to be sure, I didn't notice a RODI filter in your what's lacking thread, it didn't occur to me until you mentioned green water. You ste using RODI water, correct?

 

[Jeremey’s reef]

Personally, I would not invest in a UV sterilizer. A certain amount of algae is very, very common in newer tanks along with diatoms and a bacterial bloom. It's all part of "new tank syndrome." I believe the money would be much better spent on some sort of skimmer. As far as your Daughter goes, you'll have a terrific tank for her to looks at soon since the tank's still in the maturing process. Trust me when I say it's not UV sterilizer time just yet. Feed less, regular water changes and manual removal will get it there and the skimmer would also be a big help given the bioload you've been talking about.

Awesome sauce!!! Thanks for your quick response

 

[Jeremey’s reef]

Just to be sure, I didn't notice a RODI filter in your what's lacking thread, it didn't occur to me until you mentioned green water. You ste using RODI water, correct?

I’m not quite sure what RODI Water is brother

 

[popsbjd]

How do you make your saltwater/where do you buy your saltwater?

 

[Jeremey’s reef]

How do you make your saltwater/where do you buy your saltwater?

[CHARGE=][/CHARGE] I buy it premixed in a box from petco it comes in a box

 

[popsbjd]

If that's the case, I wouldn't expect that your water is the source of excess nutrients.

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[Jeremey’s reef]

If that's the case, I wouldn't expect that your water is the source of excess nutrients.

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Okay but in all seriousness what is RODI

 

[popsbjd]

Reverse osmosis and deionized water. A filter strips everything but H2O.

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[ZapataInc]

Okay but in all seriousness what is RODI

It's a Reverse Osmosis De-ionization water. It's basically purified water with no to little contaminants in it. You can make your own water at home with a RODI unit. They are readily available at many places. Someone here I believe is selling one.

 

[ZapataInc]

I forgot to add that with the water that you make with a RODI unit, you have to add salt to it to use in your aquarium.