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My current 29g tank had a lot of coralline growing a month ago. Tanks been up for a year but i didnt get lights before maybe 4 months ago. My parameters at the time was 450 calc 1350 mag 11.7 alk and nitrate maybe 3ppm phos ?.
My tank had some algea growing (very little) but in my attempts to raise nitrates after they hit 0 i think the algae on the rocks had been sucking all the phos and nitrate from my water. In this time my coralline seemed to be smothered by the algae. My cuc has taken almost half of the algae away and the algae does not seem to be able to grow back on those rocks but Im not seeing a lot of coralline returning only the rocks with a darkish greenish tinge. Consequently my frogspawn hasnt been opening as big i think its due to low phos and nitrate
Current parameters are 10.1 alk 440 calc 1290 mag .04 phos 1ppm nitrate
I am going to get rid of all the remaining algea on the rocks to see if my nitrates raise
All my other corals are opening up, my current salt is red sea coral pro which is why my alk was so high a couple months ago. I havent done a big water change in the last few months. Will be buying some hw marine salt as i am aiming for 8dkh alk,
My tank had some algea growing (very little) but in my attempts to raise nitrates after they hit 0 i think the algae on the rocks had been sucking all the phos and nitrate from my water. In this time my coralline seemed to be smothered by the algae. My cuc has taken almost half of the algae away and the algae does not seem to be able to grow back on those rocks but Im not seeing a lot of coralline returning only the rocks with a darkish greenish tinge. Consequently my frogspawn hasnt been opening as big i think its due to low phos and nitrate
Current parameters are 10.1 alk 440 calc 1290 mag .04 phos 1ppm nitrate
I am going to get rid of all the remaining algea on the rocks to see if my nitrates raise
All my other corals are opening up, my current salt is red sea coral pro which is why my alk was so high a couple months ago. I havent done a big water change in the last few months. Will be buying some hw marine salt as i am aiming for 8dkh alk,