Ridiculous Green Hair algae outbreak

[@brettbarrett2533]

Looks like my tank.... Same situation.. Thriving tank and fast forward to now and things went bad fast and Red Field ratio inversed. Good luck and please keep us posted on how this tank does... I am torn between restarting. Very discouraging when the tank was thriving and then to a state of disaster.

[@cutefish7317]

Before your major tank maintenance Was the owner using RO water or tap water ? Was the owner using a uv sterilizer ? Was the owner using a protein skimmer ? Was there any algae eating snails in the tank ? Did the tank have a sump ?

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

Yes to all these.

[@k1m198]

Hey just curious, how would you bid this kind of job, extra hours, emergency call, etc, how much did you charge the client for this? thanks

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

It all depends on the time/ labor needs. Cover your cost then make sure whatever profit comes makes it worth the labor out into it. P.s sorry about the ridiculous late response.

[@HCBCHEMISTRY]

There is nothing sea urchins won't handle.

[@innerpeacefindings671]

Food for the tang and lawmower blenny

[@anthonyhauser3063]

Get a UV light and reduce the lighting over the display tank

[@carolinegarvie4101]

Nice place for lunch break lucky you

[@Devildog81]

So how much water change did you do? 30 gallons?

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

This tank has giving me so much grief for real. Might have been like 40 percent can’t really remember

[@fostee1]

U got some dinos, not cyano. “Brown algae” in this case is dinos.

[@jcbrown5775]

Came to say this exact thing

[@aquaman5000]

Should have reduced the lighting

[@Coral-reef.]

Why didnt you flush the old algae water down the toilet ?

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

It was a lot of water to try to put down and a customer’s toilet.

[@Coral-reef.]

@@aquariumservicetech2891 you are a very great worker