I'm trying to figure out what type of algae this is on my coral. there's also some on the pumps and rock. Not a lot, but way too much, since it's killing the corals it's on, very slowly. A local reef shop owner has said his best guess is that it's a type of dino. He's suggested using Vibrant, GFO and cutting back on nutrient input, possibly a 3 day blackout if that doesn't take care of it. Thing is, it doesn't grow rapidly or in abundance, just enough to cause problems with the coral.
I wasn't getting a reading on my Nitrate or phos tests for a while, so I started adding extra food and even dosing a bit of nitrate. I over did it and now my N03 is 20ppm and P04 is 0.15. That's what started the problem algae I think. There were other types of pest algae first but I managed to get them in control, but I'm having more trouble with this. It wasn't till I started trying acro's that I got so focused on adjusting the nutrient levels and things went down hill.
Any ideas on how I should approach this?
I wasn't getting a reading on my Nitrate or phos tests for a while, so I started adding extra food and even dosing a bit of nitrate. I over did it and now my N03 is 20ppm and P04 is 0.15. That's what started the problem algae I think. There were other types of pest algae first but I managed to get them in control, but I'm having more trouble with this. It wasn't till I started trying acro's that I got so focused on adjusting the nutrient levels and things went down hill.
Any ideas on how I should approach this?
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