???algee???

flow?

 

im sure someone with more experiance will have a good answer for you, but my guess is flow.

 

Well, an algae bloom is typical on a tank that has just cycled, but other things to consider include both flow and lighting. If you're using old bulbs, they will grow algae better than corals.

--AJ

 

My understanding and experience with most algaes is that bad lighting alone isn't enough to fuel the algae. Generally there is a phosphate issue. Can you give any more info on the tank at all? You say it's a frag tank so I doubt you are feeding it much if at all.

 

Phosphates = algae.

My opinion is that running GFO through a reactor is as important as a protein skimmer any more.

 

+1 on the phosphate reactor. I was having a TERRIBLE time with hair algae when I first started. A few here suggested getting a phosphate reactor with GFO. Took about a month of running the reactor but eventually the algae dissapeared.

 

+ 1 on phosphate and don't forget TDS

 

only reason i mentioned flow was because he said on the surface, and that led me to belive on the surface of his water like a skim of algae floating.