Saltfishlover Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Is it possible to have bacteria grow in ro containers? I only use a Rubbermaid container and nothing else goes in other than ro water I make. I swear however, no matter how little I feed and how many water changes I do, I seem to get fast alge growth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandVib3s Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 6 hours ago, Saltfishlover said: Is it possible to have bacteria grow in ro containers? I only use a Rubbermaid container and nothing else goes in other than ro water I make. I swear however, no matter how little I feed and how many water changes I do, I seem to get fast alge growth Whats your tds from your ro water? Don't have a deionizer to make it minimal tds? Also cover it and allow no light may help and a powerhead for flow. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfishlover Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Zero tds. It's 40 going in. So far thr only thing I've changed on it in a year has been the DI cartridge. Is it possible the have bacteria in the water but still have zero tds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMeyer Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 RODI water coming straight out of the RODI has bacteria in it already. Unless you're doing something to sterilize it, I'm sure there are bacteria in the RODI container too. I tested mine a while ago. Gotta admit I never got around to writing up the results, but no question about it, plenty of bacteria in the RODI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandVib3s Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 7 hours ago, Saltfishlover said: Zero tds. It's 40 going in. So far thr only thing I've changed on it in a year has been the DI cartridge. Is it possible the have bacteria in the water but still have zero tds? Yes its definitely possible, maybe try adding a uv light, or dose a small amount of hydrogen peroxide. That should kill any bacteria or algae along with a good scrub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfishlover Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 17 hours ago, islandVib3s said: Yes its definitely possible, maybe try adding a uv light, or dose a small amount of hydrogen peroxide. That should kill any bacteria or algae along with a good scrub What about adding bleach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandVib3s Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 58 minutes ago, Saltfishlover said: What about adding bleach? No. You'll have trouble with chlorine. Chlorine takes a while to get out of the system, there is conditioners but I wouldn't trust it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfishlover Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 How much hydrogen peroxide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 What is your phosphate level? Nitrate level? Anything change with your lighting ? What makes you think the source is the RO containers ? If O Tds is coming out I would think it would be other things . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfishlover Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Nitrate is 6, phosphate is .06 I just can't figure it out. Lights only on 6 hours a day. No direct sunlight. I just did a 50% water change yesterday I figure that will either help it or make it worse. I did end up scrubbing both salt and r/o holding containers too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 If you are having some algae issues in your display tank with Nitrate 6 and Phosphate .06, you need to add herbivores to control it. Those are good nutrient levels for a reef tank. If you lower your nutrients more than that, you will starve your corals. As a wise reefer once said, "You don't have an algae problem, you have a herbivore problem." Try a foxface! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 7 hours ago, Saltfishlover said: Nitrate is 6, phosphate is .06 I just can't figure it out. Lights only on 6 hours a day. No direct sunlight. I just did a 50% water change yesterday I figure that will either help it or make it worse. I did end up scrubbing both salt and r/o holding containers too Like Lexinverts said algae is normal though we try to fight it. A good herbivore like a tang or fox face will help. What lights are you running ? When I tried to turn up the whites on my nanobox I had an ikncreased growth of algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfishlover Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 I'm running two vipraspectra over my 90 gallon. Will.a fox face get too big? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Saltfishlover said: I'm running two vipraspectra over my 90 gallon. Will.a fox face get too big? No it would be fine depending on how many fish you already have. They are great algae eaters but the one I had years ago started nipping my zoas. I don’t think on purpose but it killed a few frags. Some of the bristle tooth tangs also would work like the purple and Tomini . Is your tank relatively new ? Sometimes that’s just part of the process as the denitrifying bacteria population grows. I personally fill like after about a year is when the population starts building up and the tank stabilizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Wait…what algae are we taking about here? Algae on glass? Rocks? Hair algae? Cyano? I doubt anything in your fresh reservoir is causing the issue. Each type of algae is treated differently so maybe show a pic of it or describe it better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfishlover Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 It's hair alge. I picked and scrubbed as much as I could this weekend. Seemed to have helped. I may need to get a alge eater after all. The tank is a year old now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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