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I started my tank 4 years ago and have never had to clean algae off the glass, rocks, sand, anywhere. I have no coraline algae and when I put rocks in with it, it disappears. I have had unwanted algae like hair and an algae bloom.
I can't grow corals either. Xenia and GSP slowly die away. Leathers melt away or shrink. My tank is a 20 gallon long. I have had no less than 100 LED watts on it since the beginning. I use lights that others have had success with like growing LPS & SPS.
Could it be the water? Its public hard water from a well and they say they only treat it with chloramine. Regular tap TDS is 280 and after RO/DI it reads zero. I have a 10 gallon tank up for years and its the same thing.
How can I have a normal tank?
The letters after the number are just test methods like H for Hanna. My water tests are always similar with Nitrate varying the most. Its usually 15 or less. Water changes every week didn't matter, its the same if I do it once a month. Equipment is adequate. 1/4 inch of sand, 30# live rock..
I can't grow corals either. Xenia and GSP slowly die away. Leathers melt away or shrink. My tank is a 20 gallon long. I have had no less than 100 LED watts on it since the beginning. I use lights that others have had success with like growing LPS & SPS.
Could it be the water? Its public hard water from a well and they say they only treat it with chloramine. Regular tap TDS is 280 and after RO/DI it reads zero. I have a 10 gallon tank up for years and its the same thing.
How can I have a normal tank?
The letters after the number are just test methods like H for Hanna. My water tests are always similar with Nitrate varying the most. Its usually 15 or less. Water changes every week didn't matter, its the same if I do it once a month. Equipment is adequate. 1/4 inch of sand, 30# live rock..