Phosphate battle continues

[bigdrew]

Thanks for the ideas.

Went through a big diatom bloom and a hair algae bloom with some cyano slime...which left and now has come back and kind of stayed, but very lightly and only in the sump. Display shows no signs of it. I cycled with live sand. Used dry rock. Perhaps that is still forthcoming? I thought I waited awhile for that and it came and went, but perhaps I was wrong...

 

[BIGGUN]

Thanks for the ideas.

Went through a big diatom bloom and a hair algae bloom with some cyano slime...which left and now has come back and kind of stayed, but very lightly and only in the sump. Display shows no signs of it. I cycled with live sand. Used dry rock. Perhaps that is still forthcoming? I thought I waited awhile for that and it came and went, but perhaps I was wrong...

ok. Sounds like it came already. The dry rock will probably take a little while to populate. I'd just stay the course and don't start chasing numbers. your tank will settle in within the year then you can tweek.