I'm just so tired of it and feel like I'm at my whits end. It's been a long 4 month battle and I've tried next to everything except chemical, which I rather just not do. I know I've read plenty of raving review on Chemiclean and others, but many of those just have the problem come right back after a couple months. I've tried adjusting lighting, doing multiple blackout periods, reducing feeding, increasing water changes, and every time, within a 2/3 week period, I'm back where I've started. I've read just about every thread on here on ways to fix the problem and the general consensus is this stuff will live as long as there is light. Well, great then I guess I'll just go lightless and get rid of all my corals.
But seriously, that's where I'm at with it.
Just a little history on the tank:
A year old JBJ45
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 15
Cal: 400
Alk: 8.5
Mag: 1290
Phosphate: .003-.006 range
Seriously, I'm not sure what else to do. The only thing I have not tried is doing a refugium and running macro algae. Mostly because it's an AIO and the back chambers is too small to actually grow algae successfully and also I'm not sure if doing all that, spending all that money setting one up and all that up will even fix my problem.
Any suggestions or experience to help?
But seriously, that's where I'm at with it.
Just a little history on the tank:
A year old JBJ45
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 15
Cal: 400
Alk: 8.5
Mag: 1290
Phosphate: .003-.006 range
Seriously, I'm not sure what else to do. The only thing I have not tried is doing a refugium and running macro algae. Mostly because it's an AIO and the back chambers is too small to actually grow algae successfully and also I'm not sure if doing all that, spending all that money setting one up and all that up will even fix my problem.
Any suggestions or experience to help?