Hi guys,
Fairly new to reefing so still learning.
I've been waiting to post this as I wanted to start testing my phosphates before I started asking.
My tank has been up and running since the 2nd of January of this year (just over 2 months) and I seem to have what I think is alot of algae on my rocks. It's mostly green but it does have brown spots here and there.
I do keep getting diatoms in my sand but that seems to be fluctuating and I know my tank is still new so I'm not too worried about it.
My nitrate are quite high and I can't seem to keep them down, I dont believe I'm over feeding but I may be wrong. I currently have a skimmer and am doing 20% wc weekly.
My parameters are as follows:
ph 7.8-8
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 50
Phos 0.052ppm
Alk 9.3
Salinity 1.024-25
Temp 26*C
As for CuC, I currently have:
4 turbo
4 nassarius
2 halloween hermits
I use an 16hd for lights and this is my schedule
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers
Fairly new to reefing so still learning.
I've been waiting to post this as I wanted to start testing my phosphates before I started asking.
My tank has been up and running since the 2nd of January of this year (just over 2 months) and I seem to have what I think is alot of algae on my rocks. It's mostly green but it does have brown spots here and there.
I do keep getting diatoms in my sand but that seems to be fluctuating and I know my tank is still new so I'm not too worried about it.
My nitrate are quite high and I can't seem to keep them down, I dont believe I'm over feeding but I may be wrong. I currently have a skimmer and am doing 20% wc weekly.
My parameters are as follows:
ph 7.8-8
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 50
Phos 0.052ppm
Alk 9.3
Salinity 1.024-25
Temp 26*C
As for CuC, I currently have:
4 turbo
4 nassarius
2 halloween hermits
I use an 16hd for lights and this is my schedule
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers