My tank officially has cycled to the point of UTS. And it is UGLY! It is ugly enough to scare a buzzard off a gut wagon! I dropped a small clean-up crew in this week (I have an RSM 250). However, I think this might be too big of a job for them. I’m thinking of getting a lawn mower this weekend. I had planned on getting one anyway, so this might be the right time.
Here is my question- I have bunches of green alga on my LR. But my phosphates keep coming up zero. I thought (maybe mistakenly) that increased phosphate was the root of the green hair algae. Actually, in general, my chemistry isn’t that bad – unless one of my test kits are bad.
Salinity: 1.023 (I do need to get that up a little)
pH: 8.1
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10 ppm
Phosphate: 0
Ca++ : 340 (need to get that up as well-using reef builder)
My bio-load is not big at all (of course I am just getting started). I have two Fire Fish, a Orange back, a butt load of hermits and snails, 6 soft coral frags and some small mushrooms. I am having skimmer drama but I haven’t been real concerned looking at my tank chemistry.
Hopefully this will just pass.
Morgan
Here is my question- I have bunches of green alga on my LR. But my phosphates keep coming up zero. I thought (maybe mistakenly) that increased phosphate was the root of the green hair algae. Actually, in general, my chemistry isn’t that bad – unless one of my test kits are bad.
Salinity: 1.023 (I do need to get that up a little)
pH: 8.1
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10 ppm
Phosphate: 0
Ca++ : 340 (need to get that up as well-using reef builder)
My bio-load is not big at all (of course I am just getting started). I have two Fire Fish, a Orange back, a butt load of hermits and snails, 6 soft coral frags and some small mushrooms. I am having skimmer drama but I haven’t been real concerned looking at my tank chemistry.
Hopefully this will just pass.
Morgan