Reef tank is 8 months old.
Parameters:
ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 1
Phosphate: 0 (undetectable)
Alk: 8.0
salinity: 1.026
Temp: 79
So I have this fine hairy algae all over the sand bed. I’ve added another power head which you can’t see in the photo to add more flow. I do 10% water changes weekly to siphon the sand bed. 3 fish 2 shrimp and 6 CUC. My corals are not doing good either. The hammer and Duncan stay closed. The ricordia has shrunk. The finger leather opens up every now and then. But the zoas, toadstool, and GSP open daily. I’m at a loss I don’t know what else to do to get my corals back happy. I have looked in at night and see no pests or anyone bothering the corals. I have an AI prime running on this 13 gallon tank. (The white is on to show algae)
Any ideas wht kind of algae this might be? It’s not on the rocks. Only the sand bed. And I had my diatom bloom 3 months ago.
Parameters:
ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 1
Phosphate: 0 (undetectable)
Alk: 8.0
salinity: 1.026
Temp: 79
So I have this fine hairy algae all over the sand bed. I’ve added another power head which you can’t see in the photo to add more flow. I do 10% water changes weekly to siphon the sand bed. 3 fish 2 shrimp and 6 CUC. My corals are not doing good either. The hammer and Duncan stay closed. The ricordia has shrunk. The finger leather opens up every now and then. But the zoas, toadstool, and GSP open daily. I’m at a loss I don’t know what else to do to get my corals back happy. I have looked in at night and see no pests or anyone bothering the corals. I have an AI prime running on this 13 gallon tank. (The white is on to show algae)
Any ideas wht kind of algae this might be? It’s not on the rocks. Only the sand bed. And I had my diatom bloom 3 months ago.