Having tank issues!!!

[bostontim]

My tank is struggling. I had a serious hair algae bloom and some green/red algae cover the sandbed. I also am overran with tulip anemones. i know they arent that harmful but the have covered the back of my orange digita colony.
What i have done. I did a water change and added another maxijet to get more flow across the sand. I was planning on turning off lights till sunday to fight the hair algae. i dont think there is anything I could do about the tulips.
Am I taking the right steps? anything I should do different? in addition??

 

[APISTOBORELLI]

What are your parameters? Are you using RO/DI for your water changes?

 

[KenG]

Use Joe's Juice with all flow turned off to get rid of the tulips

 

[bostontim]

I top off with tap. always have but never had this problem before. as for parameters:
salinity-1.025
pH- 8.0
copper- 0
nitrite- >.1
ammonia- 0-.25

 

[bostontim]

Use Joe's Juice with all flow turned off to get rid of the tulips

would that work against tulips?? would i have to inject each individually??

 

[Moe_K]

I top off with tap. always have but never had this problem before. as for parameters:
salinity-1.025
pH- 8.0
copper- 0
nitrite- >.1
ammonia- 0-.25

Here we find some problems.
Check out Randy's water parameters: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php

Your ammonia and nitrites are a little high.
Gotta use RO or RO/DI water to control nutrients and prevent nuisance algae.

 

[bostontim]

ok. i gotta stop the tap. as far as the extra flow and lights out method. is that the right approach in the meantime???

 

[Moe_K]

It won't hurt.

Do you have a sump?
If so, growing macro-algae in there (Chaetomorpha is great) will help with nutrient control.

 

[bostontim]

i do have one and i grow macro. well it doesnt grow well. i think i need a better light.

now i just need to get rid of these tulips.

 

[RayD]

I don't see any mention of PO4. That could be a contributing factor also.