I've got a "frag tank" holding some corals while I'm in between tanks and I'm having a problem with hair algae. It is a standard 29 gallon tank. I'm working on my nano build and I have an idea for my frag tank to get stick on frag racks for all my corals to keep them off the bottom of the tank. I was wondering if anyone could see any problems with allowing macros like chaeto to grow on the bottom of the tank like a refugium. I could drill and sump the tank but it really is a temporary tank. I have a few frags I'd like to sell that won't fit into my tank and I hate selling anything with GHA on it. I've been running chemipure blue, gfo, and staying up on my water changes and the algae is relentless. I've got an egg crate rack in the tank now made from the Home Depot light diffusers and it seems to be the only logical source of phosphates so I can remove it and then grow chaeto on the bottom. Anyone see any problems with this? I use Rodi water and Red Sea pro salt mix. Rodi and mixed saltwater both test without readable phosphates on API test kit. Any suggestions appreciated.
Summary:hair algae in frag tank, want to put all corals on frag racks on sides of tank, possible to grow chaeto in bottom of tank as a make shift refugium?, any foreseeable problems?, all other Params and water good.
Thanks, Britt
Summary:hair algae in frag tank, want to put all corals on frag racks on sides of tank, possible to grow chaeto in bottom of tank as a make shift refugium?, any foreseeable problems?, all other Params and water good.
Thanks, Britt