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[allof fish]

my tank is 6 months old and I’m still going thru the ugly stages with algae and such. I mainly have string and hair algae on rocks and some in sand bed. Recently I’ve struggled with lower nutrients nitrates around 1 or under and phosphate around .02-.05. Trying to bring them up closing to 1o and phos .07-.1. With these lower nutrients has that contributed to my algae growth as their outcompeting my corals? Will raising my nutrients not only help corals but possibly decrease algae. I don’t feed super heavy although have recently to raise nitrates. I have 2 tangs which graze pretty well but can’t get all of it and sometimes picky. What’s other alternatives? Adding a fuge? Thanks all

 

[lapin]

My thoughts:
If your nutrients are low and you have a lot of algae then they are out competing your corals, if corals look bad. Adding a fuge will only lower your nutrients even more.
If you can remove the rocks and give them a scrub. If not them my choice would be to find livestock that can help out with your removal.

 

[BryanM]

Pics would help, whiter is better.

almost no nutrients tends to lead to dinos.

What sort of clean up crew besides the two tangs?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

IMO if you have a bad algae problem, then trying to raise nutrients is just feeding the algae. Green algae grows and consumes nutrients much faster than corals, corals only need a small amount of excess nutrients. Algae will grow and consume more and your tests will show zero and you'll feed more, its a vicious cycle IMO