So I've had the Clear Water 50 Scrubber running for about 2 months. Before this I had the Tunze Macro Algae Reactor, Used it for about 3 months, while using each one, my Nitrates never drop below 20, most of the time staying around 50. I'm cleaning the screen on the scrubber about once a week and its filled with dark thick algae. So I know its "working".
I'm only feeding twice a day, I was feeding once a day to see if that made any difference. It didn't.
I'm also using a Reef Octupus 150 Classic Int. Its pulling dark sludge, besides that its just 2 felt filter socks.
Waterbox 100.3 (75g display). Phosphates been around .1 this whole time, I've had to dose them to get them to .1, but once I did, they've stayed there.
Short of buying a new sump to run a Refugium, any suggestions on how to get these nitrates down?
I'm only feeding twice a day, I was feeding once a day to see if that made any difference. It didn't.
I'm also using a Reef Octupus 150 Classic Int. Its pulling dark sludge, besides that its just 2 felt filter socks.
Waterbox 100.3 (75g display). Phosphates been around .1 this whole time, I've had to dose them to get them to .1, but once I did, they've stayed there.
Short of buying a new sump to run a Refugium, any suggestions on how to get these nitrates down?