Hello fellow reefers! I just started my reef tank this April (2020) and After 2 months (June) I added Chaeto to my tank. At the time I had 3 clownfish lots of excess nutrients (why I added chaeto). At first, it did well and then stopped producing bubbles (O2) and now lately it is full of bubbles but upon further inspection its mush and full of other algae like bubble and hair algae growing on it. About 2 weeks ago I started dosing ChaetoGro alongside MicroBacter7, Reef bio Fuel and NeoPhos (I can't keep phosphates above 0, so I dose it). I just added a timer to my skimmer to turn off for 4 hours after dosing just to make sure it isn't skimming all the stuff I just dosed. I also upgraded from a crappy white LED that didn't grow anything to a cheap $20 Amazon grow light (which is plenty bright). My theory is since I have only ever used RO water and have never done a water change after 3 months; I assume I'm lacking in some trace mineral. Therefore, I am deeming this a complete fail because I'm making this post right now, and if anyone can shoot me some advice that would be awesome!
Aquarium Chemistry
PH: 8
Salinity: 1.024
DKH: 8
Calcium: 330
Phosphate: 0 (but dose 1ml NeoPhos a day)
Nitrate: 10
Aquarium Chemistry
PH: 8
Salinity: 1.024
DKH: 8
Calcium: 330
Phosphate: 0 (but dose 1ml NeoPhos a day)
Nitrate: 10