| Many saltwater aquarium keepers panic at the sight | | | | when you do a water change you are making it |
| of reef aquarium algae and do everything in their | | | | worse! To avoid this a good reverse osmosis water |
| power to eliminate it from their tanks. But that is | | | | treatment unit will supply you with 99% nutrient free |
| almost an impossible task because algae is part of | | | | water to use in your tank. |
| the natural ecosystem and without it your tank | | | | Good Tank Maintenance- Doing frequent water |
| would fail. The key to success however is to keep it | | | | changes and keeping critical equipment like protein |
| to minimum levels so it does not over take your reef | | | | skimmers clean will go a long way in reducing algae |
| tank display. | | | | feeding compounds in your reef aquarium. |
| How To Control Reef Aquarium Algae Easily | | | | You can also take a small power head and blow |
| Natural Predators- Everything on the reef has a | | | | debris off the rock work right before a water |
| predator and algae is no exception. By employing | | | | change and remove it when you siphon out the |
| snails and crabs to eat it your algae growth should | | | | water. |
| stay contained. There are even some colorful and | | | | Maintain good lighting- Old light bulbs tend to shift to |
| useful algae eating fish like tangs, blennies and some | | | | the red part of the color spectrum which will cause |
| angel fish that can assist the snails and crabs. | | | | reef aquarium algae to grow much faster the normal. |
| Use Pure Water- Nitrates and phosphates are the | | | | To avoid this color shift change your light bulbs every |
| prime causes of algae in aquariums. Many times your | | | | 7-9 months as part of your regular maintenance |
| tap water is already full of these compounds so | | | | program. |