Advice for phosphate problems

[Frop]

It's the only thing that's different. Plus I'm getting excessive brown algae (presumably diatom???) that is coming to rest on my corals.

Ya im not sure. maybe my system had a slower ease into it? Since you just added suddenly maybe it caused an ammonia spike or something that went undetected.

 

[ytsejam02]

Ya im not sure. maybe my system had a slower ease into it? Since you just added suddenly maybe it caused an ammonia spike or something that went undetected.

Could be. If that were the case, hopefully I'm on the tail end and I don't lose anything else.

 

[greenhorn reefer]

I thaw in a cup of tank water. What are you using to strain? Cheese cloth?

Small fish net. Good luck, I am always trouble shooting one thing or another but that is the hobby.