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My nitrates say around 10-20 and phos are pretty much 0
Well there you go. Not enough phosphate
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My nitrates say around 10-20 and phos are pretty much 0
If it starts to turn white you need to toss it otherwise it will release the nutrients back into the tankThank you all for your advice! I think I might increase the dosage of chaetogro and just wait this one out if the chaeto dies it dies I can get more when the slime is gone. Is there anything I should do in the meantime? I don't really want to touch the chaeto because it looks like it could break apart any minute. and its coverd in slime algae.
P.S my light is on 11 hours at night
If your Chaetomorpha isn't growing, it may just be that you don't have enough nutrients left to feed it.
Well there you go. Not enough phosphate
If it starts to turn white you need to toss it otherwise it will release the nutrients back into the tank
I agree and if this is the case, the solution in my experience was to reduce the photoperiod. This helped tremendously to cut down on the slime green algae and other microalgae that infiltrated the chaeto. Then very slowly increase the photoperiod as nutrients build up and chaeto grows. I had to cut down from 16 hrs /day to 6 hrs. Now I'm slowly building back up as things mature.
Cheers,
FB
I agree with @2Sunny I also think the tank may still be too young and still in the ugly phase and the macro could also be currently outcompeted for nutrients at the momentthis morning I shook my macro in a bowl of tap water and the the water in the bowl turned brown. but it looked like I got most of the nuisance algae off. Now my chaeto is at the bottom of the fuge where the GHA and slime is, anything I should do?
P.S I use the salifert to test phos so its pretty hard to tell what level im at. i'm getting a hanna soon.
this morning I shook my macro in a bowl of tap water and the the water in the bowl turned brown. but it looked like I got most of the nuisance algae off. Now my chaeto is at the bottom of the fuge where the GHA and slime is, anything I should do?
P.S I use the salifert to test phos so its pretty hard to tell what level im at. i'm getting a hanna soon.