[CraigL83]

I am plagued with sting like algae. I am at a loss! Is it just new tank syndrome or am i missing something? The tank has been up for about a month which i know is nothing in the grand scheme of things. All of my other tanks have been running for years and i dont recall ever getting an algae bloom to this extent in the beginning. So let me give you guys a run down of my system, h20 parameters, fertilizing dosing methods, and livestock.

System: ADA 60-p (roughly 17-18 gallons), eheim 2215 ( i have a extra bag of carbon cause i never really liked carbon pads, and a bag of seachem phosguard in the canister.) 9 watt UV in line on the return side of the filter, 200 watt inline heater. 150 watt hqi ADA solar 1 for lighting. pressurized co2 on a timer with an ADA beetle diffusor. I also have the cal aqua x double drop checker. I am also using RO/DI water for water changes, and Kold-steril auto top off. Both have relatively brand new filters/membranes.

water params
nh3 / nh4+ = 0
ph = 7.68
no2 = 0
no3 = 10
temp = 26 C

I am dosing pfertz as recommended for a lightly planted tank. Should i try spot dosing flourish excel with a syringe? I originally thought this was due to my ferts so i posted this in fertilizing section. Just thought i should put it here since it is truely and algae issue. Any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Craig

Here are some photos so you can get an visual of what i am dealing with.

 

[CraigL83]

yes i have a double drop checker and it says my co2 is at the right level.

at startup i ran the MH for 9 hours/day

 

[CraigL83]

i did seed the tank from with media from an established tank...This photo is from the first week the tank was running.

After i got the eheim i moved the media from that filter which came off of a 5 gallon tank that i was keeping ghost shrimp and other guppies in for about a year to feed my dwarf cuttlefish. although it was media from a much smaller tank... it had a much larger bioload than the ADA setup i have now.
I def think you have a good point about having to long of a photo period which is why i cut my lights back after i started to notice the algae...this was before it got out of hand. As you can see in my other thread that i posted in the fert board.
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/fertilizing/55892-algae-ferts.html
However i dont agree that it is to high intensity of light but def to long of a photoperiod at such a high intensity of light. So between the answers here and the answers i got in the other thread im a little lost as to what is the best plan of action.