Nitrate is really high about 70 ppm. Phosphate is 1.5 ppm. I use 2x AI prime 16hd. Haven't be able to get the nitrate or phosphate down.What are your nutrient levels? What type of lighting do you use?
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Nitrate is really high about 70 ppm. Phosphate is 1.5 ppm. I use 2x AI prime 16hd. Haven't be able to get the nitrate or phosphate down.What are your nutrient levels? What type of lighting do you use?
Please provide a pic or two of your algae issue.Lately I had huge algae blooms in the past 2 months. I tried everything; reduced lighting, water changes, reduced feeding, more cuc members, added a tang, and i'm still struggling with algae. It is all hair algae. I have to clean it out almost every other day because it grows back so fast. Please let me know of any advice to fix this.
It's near a window, but the blinds are always shut so no light gets through. I can get a picture later.Please provide a pic or two of your algae issue.
Also is your tank at or near a window?
This and Phosphate is your likely issue. The power of UV is very strong and will penetrate shades-blinds-curtains. I generally recommend getting a sheet of black construction paper from Walmart and placing it on side of tank that faces the window. You will see a drastic reduction. Often, clean up crew cannot keep up with the rate of growth of algae unless minimized.It's near a window, but the blinds are always shut so no light gets through. I can get a picture later.
I removed most of it so this is really the only rock with noticeable algae. These strands got up to almost 3-4 inches long before I removed them.Please provide a pic or two of your algae issue.
Also is your tank at or near a window?
does not look terrible. I see a snail in pic- good cleaners are:I removed most of it so this is really the only rock with noticeable algae. These strands got up to almost 3-4 inches long before I removed them.
Have a ton of snails, astrea, turbo, cerith. I also picked up a small conch to clean up algae on the sand bed. I have like 15 hermits also. It seems like they haven’t really been cleaning the amount of algae that I need them to.does not look terrible. I see a snail in pic- good cleaners are:
Astrea-turbo-cerith-trochus snails
a pencil urchin
8-10 carribean blue leg hermits which are tiny. They should take this algae right down
Once again the algae you are dealing with might not be what you think it is as many forms of algae/ cyano can look a lot a like and be not only not palatable to your fish and inverts but toxic as well.Have a ton of snails, astrea, turbo, cerith. I also picked up a small conch to clean up algae on the sand bed. I have like 15 hermits also. It seems like they haven’t really been cleaning the amount of algae that I need them to.
No I don’t think so. Only one fish has died lately and I removed him quicklytuxedo urchin, turbo snails, and a sea hare helped me beat back some gha and dinos into no algae, diff situation im sure but i did reduced lighting. basically 6 hours a day of blues only and no whites at all(i did do a blackout for maybe 36 hours once) did anything die in your tank maybe and its stuck behind a rock polluting the tank?
I feed half a cube of frozen mysis 1x a day.What are you feeding your fish and how often? Consider using frozen foods that have been strained. I thaw my cubes in a small container and pour off the liquid. I then feed 2x daily with tweezers. I have found that flaked and pellets make gha worse. If you are feeding nori or food with algae for herbivores you might cut that out for awhile too. Nori can be gas on a fire. Thats my best guess. That phosphate is coming from somewhere. Consider gfo as well.
thats not much at all. can you post pictures of your algae?I feed half a cube of frozen mysis 1x a day.
I attached a picture if you go up a few posts. I have been manually removing the algae so the picture is a few hours after I removed itthats not much at all. can you post pictures of your algae?
How are you trying to get them down? What methods have you used and how often?Nitrate is really high about 70 ppm. Phosphate is 1.5 ppm. I use 2x AI prime 16hd. Haven't be able to get the nitrate or phosphate down.
I added a skimmer and been doing weekly 10% water changesHow are you trying to get them down? What methods have you used and how often?