I’m 4 months in with a reefer 250, apex set up with awc (.5 gallons a day or less) and ato. Syncra s1 running at 95%, two mp10’s in reef crest mode. Reef Octo skimmer ( just switched from classic 150 to essence 130 to make eventual room for clarisea. Two XR15’s on soft/sps template. I was running longer light schedule but I just scaled back today.
In the tank I have a really nice zoa rock, a Duncan, leather, pulsing zenea, green star polyp, two shrimp ( cleaner and fire) 6 hermits and a few snails.
current parameters: salinity 1.024 ( a little down from normal 1.025) , zero phosphates, 4.6 nitrates, 7.85 right now. Usually around 8 but adding some salt so hopefully back up. Lights are off currently.
ive noticed kind of slow growth in the zoa’s. I have some frags in the tank for about a month and only a few of them have added a poly or two. Is that normal? Also I’m getting a really significant green hair algae outbreak. It’s all growing on the glass. Only have a couple of snails as a few were eaten by the crabs I think. Not sure if they eat hair algae?
reading the above - anything stand out as to what I might do to increase growth and get rid of the algae ? Also why is the ph so low? Using 6 stage ro water and tropic marin salt.
thanks in advance. I’m basically still new to all this.
In the tank I have a really nice zoa rock, a Duncan, leather, pulsing zenea, green star polyp, two shrimp ( cleaner and fire) 6 hermits and a few snails.
current parameters: salinity 1.024 ( a little down from normal 1.025) , zero phosphates, 4.6 nitrates, 7.85 right now. Usually around 8 but adding some salt so hopefully back up. Lights are off currently.
ive noticed kind of slow growth in the zoa’s. I have some frags in the tank for about a month and only a few of them have added a poly or two. Is that normal? Also I’m getting a really significant green hair algae outbreak. It’s all growing on the glass. Only have a couple of snails as a few were eaten by the crabs I think. Not sure if they eat hair algae?
reading the above - anything stand out as to what I might do to increase growth and get rid of the algae ? Also why is the ph so low? Using 6 stage ro water and tropic marin salt.
thanks in advance. I’m basically still new to all this.