So as the title says I believe that my chaeto is being out competed in my fuge by some hair algae and Dino's (brownish mat type slime with bubbles in it). I think that this is causing a uln condition and it affecting corals.
This problem is isolated to the fuge section of the sump only.
I run a grow light for 18 hours a day opposite the display lights with over laps on ramp up and ramp down. This and dosing kalk in my ato keeps ALK and pH stable.
I keep my ALK at 9dkh (red Sea). My nitrates and phosphate always read zero (API, seachem).
What would be the best way to reach gain control of the fuge/low nutrients?
Can I just scrape and shop vac the fuge and do an equal volume wc? Or feed more heavily to bring up nutrients? Black out?
Currently I'm feeding 1x a day to the tank pellets/frozen mysis/reef roids/pellets/clams/reef roids in that rotation for a variety.
This problem is isolated to the fuge section of the sump only.
I run a grow light for 18 hours a day opposite the display lights with over laps on ramp up and ramp down. This and dosing kalk in my ato keeps ALK and pH stable.
I keep my ALK at 9dkh (red Sea). My nitrates and phosphate always read zero (API, seachem).
What would be the best way to reach gain control of the fuge/low nutrients?
Can I just scrape and shop vac the fuge and do an equal volume wc? Or feed more heavily to bring up nutrients? Black out?
Currently I'm feeding 1x a day to the tank pellets/frozen mysis/reef roids/pellets/clams/reef roids in that rotation for a variety.