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Hi everyone,
I’m not new to saltwater tanks, but I’m new to having a refugium on my tank. My setup is about 2.5 months old and includes a 105-gallon system with a sump. In the tank, I have a skimmer, a refugium, sand, rock, 1 blue tang, 2 clownfish, and a goby. I feed heavily three times a day.
Lately, I’ve been dealing with a brown film all over the sand and rocks, along with a bit of hair algae, though not much. I understand this can be expected in a new tank.
Today, I used my Hanna checker to test for phosphate ULR and nitrate, and both readings were 0.0 ppm. Currently, the only corals I have are some GSP and mushrooms. I know having zero nitrate and phosphate isn’t good, especially since I plan to add more corals soon.
What’s the best way to raise my nitrate and phosphate levels? Should I run the refugium less, turn off the skimmer, or add more fish? I wanted to add fish slowly to avoid shocking the new tank, but I'm at zero for both nitrate and phosphate.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
I’m not new to saltwater tanks, but I’m new to having a refugium on my tank. My setup is about 2.5 months old and includes a 105-gallon system with a sump. In the tank, I have a skimmer, a refugium, sand, rock, 1 blue tang, 2 clownfish, and a goby. I feed heavily three times a day.
Lately, I’ve been dealing with a brown film all over the sand and rocks, along with a bit of hair algae, though not much. I understand this can be expected in a new tank.
Today, I used my Hanna checker to test for phosphate ULR and nitrate, and both readings were 0.0 ppm. Currently, the only corals I have are some GSP and mushrooms. I know having zero nitrate and phosphate isn’t good, especially since I plan to add more corals soon.
What’s the best way to raise my nitrate and phosphate levels? Should I run the refugium less, turn off the skimmer, or add more fish? I wanted to add fish slowly to avoid shocking the new tank, but I'm at zero for both nitrate and phosphate.
Thanks in advance for any advice!