I have had a GHA outbreak for the past 3 weeks. NO3 and PO4 peaked at some point one week ago ( 30-40 ppm and 0.5 ppm), so I started to increase frequency and amount of water changes (now I am doing half gallon/day on 30g tank). Also I set up a small fuge in one of the filter chambers with caulerpa.
I have no sump and no skimmer, as filtration and nitrate extraction method I use sand (5-10cm deep), a canister filter and some biomedia in the filter chamber of my AIO. I also have a good amount of macro.
Now, it seems that NO3 and PO4 are getting better with water changes, but GHA are growing everywhere.
I am not sure what I should do, wait and keep rollin with WC or do something to avoid it to spread further?
I red so much about macro reactors, fuges, scrubbers, hob skimmers, bottled bacteria etc. but I am not sure if any of those would help as for each person that says it worked there's 2 saying it didn't.
As cuc I have turbo snails, nassarius and a lettuce slug.
Params now:
NO3 10ppm
PO4 0.5 ppm last week, now I need new test
KH 9.5, stable
Cal, Mag under control at normal ranges
I have no sump and no skimmer, as filtration and nitrate extraction method I use sand (5-10cm deep), a canister filter and some biomedia in the filter chamber of my AIO. I also have a good amount of macro.
Now, it seems that NO3 and PO4 are getting better with water changes, but GHA are growing everywhere.
I am not sure what I should do, wait and keep rollin with WC or do something to avoid it to spread further?
I red so much about macro reactors, fuges, scrubbers, hob skimmers, bottled bacteria etc. but I am not sure if any of those would help as for each person that says it worked there's 2 saying it didn't.
As cuc I have turbo snails, nassarius and a lettuce slug.
Params now:
NO3 10ppm
PO4 0.5 ppm last week, now I need new test
KH 9.5, stable
Cal, Mag under control at normal ranges