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Since my vacation in Sep, my tank seems to be a bit off. I’ve been having issues with my acans and now I’m dealing with sudden turf algae and bryopsis.
Not sure if it’s my nutrients as my nitrates are 2 while phosphates are 0.15 (a bit high but I generally have been around there).
I’ve since increased by fuge photo period from 10 hours to 12 but it doesn’t seem to be helping.
A few questions:
1. Correct me if I’m wrong, but my nutrients could be low because the algae is taking up the nutrients.
2. Do I need to replace the led fuge light as it is getting close to 3 years old?
3. The other potential issue is that my fuge seems to not have enough flow as I am getting some bacteria/slime growth at the top of the water. Does this inhibit chaeto growth?
Any suggestions are welcome. Current tank shot:
Not sure if it’s my nutrients as my nitrates are 2 while phosphates are 0.15 (a bit high but I generally have been around there).
I’ve since increased by fuge photo period from 10 hours to 12 but it doesn’t seem to be helping.
A few questions:
1. Correct me if I’m wrong, but my nutrients could be low because the algae is taking up the nutrients.
2. Do I need to replace the led fuge light as it is getting close to 3 years old?
3. The other potential issue is that my fuge seems to not have enough flow as I am getting some bacteria/slime growth at the top of the water. Does this inhibit chaeto growth?
Any suggestions are welcome. Current tank shot: