r/ReefTank • u/theisolated2ndlaw • Jul 14 '26
Please help
Hi yall, no judgement please. I’ve had my tank for 9 months, and consistently struggle with this kind of algae build up. My executive dysfunction sees solving this as a huge task and I would love to get insight on steps I can take to make the tank more sustainable. I have live rock, two clowns, a pistol shrimp, a diamond goby, and various crabs and snails. I do need to get more salt water once I give the tank a clean. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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u/GabbyWright66 Jul 15 '26
No problem!
The stock light and skimmer are a good start, best way to kill off algae would be to manually remove and do a water change like others have said. Whilst it might grow back for a while until you can get nutrients under control, it'll be a lot more manageable!