4 Ways To Stop Killing Macroalgae | How To Keep Macroalgae In A Planted Reef

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4 Ways To Stop Killing Macroalgae | How To Keep Macroalgae In A Planted Reef
In this video i discuss some of the things that can cause macroalgae to die in your reef tank. Just like coral, nutrients, lighting and flow are the key factors, however they are different in their requirements of these things.
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@kodin25 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos so helpful. thank you from my fish and I .. Pittsburgh PA , USA

@EverydayAquarist Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@brianqb5344 22 сағат бұрын

Thanks for the info :-) well explained

@dusk1947 Жыл бұрын

This is one of your best video's as you're sharing the husbandry techniques of what seems to be your specialty in the hobby. And the term you may have been looking for is "photoinhibition" in regards to the lighting being to strong. It's a mechanism well document in vascular plants, and know to be present in algae's.

@EverydayAquarist Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah it was, totally went out of my mind. Glad you enjoyed my video 👍

@danigerzon6881 Жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAquarist hey mate very interesting video, I own to macro algae can you explain for me please how you make the your own micro mix for grow macro algae ?

@EverydayAquarist Жыл бұрын

I got a company to mix my formula for me

@danigerzon6881 Жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAquarist can you send your formula ?

@danigerzon6881 Жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAquarist hey mate can you share your formula for your micro Diy please ?

@PracticalReefer Жыл бұрын

Nice one mate, great video as always! 👌

@EverydayAquarist Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@captive_worlds Жыл бұрын

nice info man, im a planted freshwater man so this is going to be new venture for me, could you give rough idea on what fertz to use and how much per litre, cani use the EI dosing salts i use for my fresh water as in NPK and chelated, macro and micro on alternative days?

@lorenzospina3174 Жыл бұрын

Interesting video man , you could make a video about macroalgae pruning ?

@EverydayAquarist Жыл бұрын

Sure

@jonathancoldwateradventure Жыл бұрын

I kinda wanna start with macroalgeas in my coldwater tank, but never really undrstood whats needed. And is a bit confusing. So if go for macroalgea tank, should I turn off uv light, or keep to minimum? And should I remove phosphate removal and that? I am running fluval 107 with uv lights, and use skimmer sometimes. And I feel like I need some fertilizer or if good enough to use plankton and algea and that, fish food and water changes? And another big issue I dont get is how to attach macroalgea. I used reefglue and that only really works on the bigger types. But rest doesnt really seem to make them be okay

@XxZaackxX Ай бұрын

Does seachem flourish cover majority of the nutrients for red algae? The tips of my Pom poms are turning white. Should I dose with some nitrates as well?

@Petsforlifetho 2 ай бұрын

Will they grow under sunlight?

@lkapitan8232 Жыл бұрын

I find it curious that micro algae grows so easily and macro algae is so difficult, yet they need the same thing. Why is that?

@EverydayAquarist Жыл бұрын

That's a PhD worthy question

@bonestheclown9995 Жыл бұрын

Hey question, I have found that my protein skimmer always ends up killing my copepod and amphipod populations since the only place my skimmer fits is sitting in the refugium. When I take out or turn off my skimmer for a few weeks, the populations tend to rebound, but then I of course lose one of my central forms of water cleaning, and a lot more of the proteins from fish waste are left in the water. Now luckily I have a strong cleaning crew and minimal fish, but I was wondering how one balances protein skimming and also keeping all these micro populations alive. Thanks for another informative video! I have the same issues with macro algae as well lol, they seem to have a harder time surviving in my tank with the skimmer running. I want to try switching the skimmer area into a refugium, but cannot find another place to fit a strong enough protein skimmer in my setup.

@EverydayAquarist Жыл бұрын

I don't run skimmers

@bonestheclown9995 Жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAquarist h-how do you not run skimmer? Is that possible?

@EverydayAquarist Жыл бұрын

@@bonestheclown9995 of course it is

@bonestheclown9995 Жыл бұрын

@@EverydayAquarist do you just have really strong biological and mechanical filtration on your tanks? People are always trying to sell you on different kinds of things to clean your water that go in your sump, outside of protein skimmers there’s those uv tubes, those water quality things I can’t remember the name of, lots of options but in a tank my size (75 gallons, 25 gallon sump) I don’t have room for both a skimmer, uv sterilizer, charcoal water cleaner and also a refugium. Just honest curiosity here, you don’t run any of that stuff you just go for the refugium? Your tanks have a much more natural and lively look to them than mine, I wonder if having run the giant skimmer without any refugium or place for bacteria to colonize has been what’s been keeping my tank grey for lack of a better word.

@EverydayAquarist Жыл бұрын

@@bonestheclown9995 I use masses of live rock and macroaglae as my biological and i use big canister filters from ponds for my mechanical. I also do around 30% water change every two weeks. I have lots of videos about my setups

@philthytanks4952 Жыл бұрын

I’ve found just put them in your dirtiest tanks lol they do amazing in tanks you ignore for months. I have some nanos with 1-0 fish and softies and end up with macros taking up 90% of the tank lol

@jonniefast 10 ай бұрын

this my exact setup i might cut chemipure now and just use filterfloss

@jonniefast 10 ай бұрын

tanks are bout 3 yrs old now

@Merknilash Жыл бұрын

Red ogo going white = too much light?

@EverydayAquarist Жыл бұрын

Could be or not enough nutrient. Or both

@apdroidgeek1737 Ай бұрын

help meee... algae is growing on my algae!! this was not a problem before but after the tornado in texas the black out killed most of the inhabitant causing an ammonia spike and now this.

@apdroidgeek1737 Ай бұрын

my red ogo is thriving so much compared to my red grape and my blue octodes

@jonniefast 10 ай бұрын

think 7-8 hours of fluval plant nano LED is too much? so far everything seems fine i got into macros due to hitchkikers that spread and looked great 😂

@jonniefast 10 ай бұрын

now i have a nice collection/variety