Spooda420
Member
ACK! I am at wits end here guys...I came hope today and felt compled to do something about my hair algae program (its not really really bad) but bad enough that I thought I should take some corrective measures.
Quick back ground on the tank. Its been set up and running for close to a year.
120 gallon tank 60"x18"x26"
2-3 inch "agronite live sand bed"
2-30 gallon sumps with about 5-7 inches of sand in them with Chaeto algae (HA is down there also)
remora pro skimmer with a mag 3 pump
tetra 2 pond UV sterilizer w/ new bulb
2 - 175w MH 2 110w actinics
2- 900gph PHs
1 - 1100 gph return pump dialed back to meet the flow of a
LifeReef Overflow
185 lbs LR
approx 200 lbs total subtrate
my test kits/LFS test came out to 0/0/0 and .3 PO4
AirWaterIce RODI with an addition DI unit (filters were changed less than 6 weeks ago.
Running PhosBan for hmmm.... 4 weeks w/ no change in PO4
I feed very lightly and when I do its rinsed in RODI-DI.
The actinics are on for about 11 hrs the MHs are on for 9 hrs
sump lights are on for 11 hrs (lights need to be replaced around easter this year.)
I an seriously thinking about bombing it and starting over.
Should I pull out all the subtrate in the main tank? and go BB?
Could that be the problem, its becoming a nutrient sink?
Or add lots more PhosBan to remove all the PO4? And leave the rest of the HA and LR/LS in there?
This is really pissing me off, the more I look at it the more I want to karate chop the tank and spend all my money on home theater!
What should my next step be?
Any help is obviously greatly appreciated.
Chris
Quick back ground on the tank. Its been set up and running for close to a year.
120 gallon tank 60"x18"x26"
2-3 inch "agronite live sand bed"
2-30 gallon sumps with about 5-7 inches of sand in them with Chaeto algae (HA is down there also)
remora pro skimmer with a mag 3 pump
tetra 2 pond UV sterilizer w/ new bulb
2 - 175w MH 2 110w actinics
2- 900gph PHs
1 - 1100 gph return pump dialed back to meet the flow of a
LifeReef Overflow
185 lbs LR
approx 200 lbs total subtrate
my test kits/LFS test came out to 0/0/0 and .3 PO4
AirWaterIce RODI with an addition DI unit (filters were changed less than 6 weeks ago.
Running PhosBan for hmmm.... 4 weeks w/ no change in PO4
I feed very lightly and when I do its rinsed in RODI-DI.
The actinics are on for about 11 hrs the MHs are on for 9 hrs
sump lights are on for 11 hrs (lights need to be replaced around easter this year.)
I an seriously thinking about bombing it and starting over.
Should I pull out all the subtrate in the main tank? and go BB?
Could that be the problem, its becoming a nutrient sink?
Or add lots more PhosBan to remove all the PO4? And leave the rest of the HA and LR/LS in there?
This is really pissing me off, the more I look at it the more I want to karate chop the tank and spend all my money on home theater!
What should my next step be?
Any help is obviously greatly appreciated.
Chris