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I have hair algae problem; right off the bat, you can say Nitrate is high. In order to curb that, I'm dosing Vibrant twice per week in 1st through 3rd week, followed once per week. In 4th weeks, hair algae has started to diminish. However, I'm seeing dino's bloom. Has anyone had same issue using Vibrant? To be fair, after two weeks of treating vibrant, I introduced a few more bacteria strain.
In 3rd week, Prodibio reef digest and Dr tim's nitrifying bacteria + Vibrant; not used on same day. Spaced out 2 days apart. I'm due to add next vial of Prodibio, which is every 15 days but a bit hesitant now. I have not added Prodibio or Dr tim's nitrifying bacteria.
In 4th week(current week), I added one dose of Vibrant(Tuesday), followed by PNS bacteria strain, and yellow yesterday. PNS bacteria and yellow (120ml - 1ml*120G total water volume).
here are my water parameters
Ph - 9.45(well this is high, but I have to check if PinPoint probe needs recalibration)
Total water volume - 120G
Phosphate - 0.16ppm(Hanna ULR)
Alk - 9.3dkh (Hanna)
Ca - 450ppm (Salifert)
Nitrate - not tested yet
Use of Carbon/Skimmer/GFO - yes
Corals - Yes
LED - AI hydra 32 * 2
Schedule - AB+ modified.
Photo hour- 11hours
UV - No
I was thinking to introduce UV, but want to see if this can be treated by bacteria.
Any suggestion?
In 3rd week, Prodibio reef digest and Dr tim's nitrifying bacteria + Vibrant; not used on same day. Spaced out 2 days apart. I'm due to add next vial of Prodibio, which is every 15 days but a bit hesitant now. I have not added Prodibio or Dr tim's nitrifying bacteria.
In 4th week(current week), I added one dose of Vibrant(Tuesday), followed by PNS bacteria strain, and yellow yesterday. PNS bacteria and yellow (120ml - 1ml*120G total water volume).
here are my water parameters
Ph - 9.45(well this is high, but I have to check if PinPoint probe needs recalibration)
Total water volume - 120G
Phosphate - 0.16ppm(Hanna ULR)
Alk - 9.3dkh (Hanna)
Ca - 450ppm (Salifert)
Nitrate - not tested yet
Use of Carbon/Skimmer/GFO - yes
Corals - Yes
LED - AI hydra 32 * 2
Schedule - AB+ modified.
Photo hour- 11hours
UV - No
I was thinking to introduce UV, but want to see if this can be treated by bacteria.
Any suggestion?
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