Hi, I'm new here but not new to tank keeping, well newish to saltwater tanks. I've got a 47 gallon column setup with 50lbs of live rock and 40 lbs of live sand within the past week or so I have this growing on the sand and I'm trying to figure out how to control it or even what it is? I have some purple and green coralline growing but id hate to see this stuff start to take it over........parameters below.....this corner of the tank does get some sunlight in the day that's the only thing I can come up with.....but I really cant move the tank...cyano? Just trying to figure out if its like the diatom thing and I just need to ride it out or if I need to take action.
Temp 77*
PH 8.0-8.3
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate Virtually undetectable <1
Calcium 420
Magnesium 1200
Phosphates virtually undetectable
SG 1.024
RODI water being used TDS are around 3 with IO Reef Salt
Tank is about 2 months old, has what seems to be an instantly paired set of clowns in it along with a fluval 406, two koralia 600 powerheads and a tunze 9004 skimmer.....lighting is a edge led setup which I do know ouputs 6-9k which is wrong for the tank, gathering a few bucks and hopefully ordering a AI 26HD next week for it..........any input would be appreciated I would like to start perhaps adding a couple of softies to the tank.
Thanks!!!
Mike
Temp 77*
PH 8.0-8.3
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate Virtually undetectable <1
Calcium 420
Magnesium 1200
Phosphates virtually undetectable
SG 1.024
RODI water being used TDS are around 3 with IO Reef Salt
Tank is about 2 months old, has what seems to be an instantly paired set of clowns in it along with a fluval 406, two koralia 600 powerheads and a tunze 9004 skimmer.....lighting is a edge led setup which I do know ouputs 6-9k which is wrong for the tank, gathering a few bucks and hopefully ordering a AI 26HD next week for it..........any input would be appreciated I would like to start perhaps adding a couple of softies to the tank.
Thanks!!!
Mike