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Looks AWESOME!Thanks!
Thanks @mcarroll
It's red wiry algae. If the Kole tang doesn't eat it, I'll explore a sea hare and/or a tuxedo urchin. If it's not one thing, it's another!
I have this in my tank and i will tell you the craziest thing. SPS corals will kill it. I have documented with photos my rainbow monti killing this and 2 acros have killed it as they encrust onto the rocks. Large turbo snails will eat it a bit and your Kole will munch a bit but corals are the only thing I have seen that kill it. Once I started observing this, i did not worry about the algae at all.
.43 ppm does seem high, but as long as you see it being used up the way you have been seeing it and there are no ill effects in the tank just keep on going and try not to worry about the particular number it's hitting. (Good to know for general purposes though – I'm glad you tested it!!)
There's nothing wrong with holding the dose where it is for a day or few just to monitor if you don't want to take your dose higher for a little while, or you can keep increasing if it's still returning to zero. Either way.
My tank sucked down .27 ppm of phosphates in a little under 24 hours!
I'm paraphrasing @taricha here (maybe even from this thread ), but it's amazing the hold that dino's place on your tank. The tank is quite literally theirs once they get into this mode and if they're left unchecked. They keep the whole environment hostile to everything but bacteria – and they eat the bacteria!
The tank does look better when I work hard
<GASP>
Definitely not wasted effort – keep up the good work!!!