Hi all,
I’m in need of some help with an algae/detritus issue I’ve had in my 125 gallon tank for over a year now. I’ve tried many things such as manual removal, scraping the rock with a toothbrush, flux rx and seachem pristine however nothing seems to get rid of it.
The algae/detritus can be removed from the rock by a simply squeeze of the turkey baster but comes back within days, it looks grey in colour. I’m not really sure on what i can try next to remove it for good.
Any help would be really appreciated.
Salinity: 1.026
Ph: 8.2
Ammonia/Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5-10
Phosphates: 0.1
Calcium: 450
Alkalinity: 11 dkh
Mag: 1300
I run a UV steriliser, Skimmer, refugium with cheato, plenty of live rock.
I do also own both a porcupine puffer and snowflake eel who are messy eaters but due to this issue i tend to not feed that much mostly because i worry feeding causes more issues with the algae/detritus.
I’m in need of some help with an algae/detritus issue I’ve had in my 125 gallon tank for over a year now. I’ve tried many things such as manual removal, scraping the rock with a toothbrush, flux rx and seachem pristine however nothing seems to get rid of it.
The algae/detritus can be removed from the rock by a simply squeeze of the turkey baster but comes back within days, it looks grey in colour. I’m not really sure on what i can try next to remove it for good.
Any help would be really appreciated.
Salinity: 1.026
Ph: 8.2
Ammonia/Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5-10
Phosphates: 0.1
Calcium: 450
Alkalinity: 11 dkh
Mag: 1300
I run a UV steriliser, Skimmer, refugium with cheato, plenty of live rock.
I do also own both a porcupine puffer and snowflake eel who are messy eaters but due to this issue i tend to not feed that much mostly because i worry feeding causes more issues with the algae/detritus.