Hello! I am facing some type of algae that I’m having a hard time eradicating and properly identifying. But first some tank back ground.
My tank is a Red Sea reefer 425xl. It has been running for 148 days. Up until last week my nitrates and phosphates had bottomed out to 0. As such I have started dosing nitrates and phosphates. My current levels tested using Hanna checkers are:
Salinity: 1.026
Temperature: 77 degrees Fahrenheit
Nitrates: 5.2
Phosphates: 0.08
Alkalinity: 8.4 dkh
Calcium: 449
PH: 7.8 to 8.1
ORP: 400 - 421
All levels are maintained via automatic dosing via Neptune DoS units.
The algae outbreak seems to be getting worse despite recently adding an additional 15 Astoria snails and 2 turbo snails. I can’t seem to manually remove the algae even with a tooth brush and syphon hose.
Please advise.
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My tank is a Red Sea reefer 425xl. It has been running for 148 days. Up until last week my nitrates and phosphates had bottomed out to 0. As such I have started dosing nitrates and phosphates. My current levels tested using Hanna checkers are:
Salinity: 1.026
Temperature: 77 degrees Fahrenheit
Nitrates: 5.2
Phosphates: 0.08
Alkalinity: 8.4 dkh
Calcium: 449
PH: 7.8 to 8.1
ORP: 400 - 421
All levels are maintained via automatic dosing via Neptune DoS units.
The algae outbreak seems to be getting worse despite recently adding an additional 15 Astoria snails and 2 turbo snails. I can’t seem to manually remove the algae even with a tooth brush and syphon hose.
Please advise.
![A3D4DEAE-E317-4248-AF0D-F6817C6647EC.jpeg A3D4DEAE-E317-4248-AF0D-F6817C6647EC.jpeg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/2251/2251719-439d0b508cdc4c3b23e5d4098cc54062.jpg)
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