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#chrysophytes I think.....or that plus dino's.
Nutrient levels don't suggest dino's tho.
Guessing this is mostly just a lack of CUC since the tank is only 2 months old yet somehow has had an algae problem for a month already.
What do you have in terms of livestock? (CUC, fish and corals....everything)
Did you start with live rock or dead rock?
Livestock 1 sailfin, 2 clowns, 1 chaoti wrasse, 1 melanarus wrasse, 1 chalk goby and 1 red firefish.
Wow – your tank is literally full within two months.
That's going to be hard to manage....and it might not get any easier from today since those fish are going to grow fast.
Starting with live rock would have been a HUGE bonus in your circumstance.
As it is, your rock is almost totally bare. This provides a nice white, almost-sterile, PO4-laden substrate for algae to settle on. Couldn't be more ideal for them.
Your CUC is OK in the mix you have (maybe cancel the hermits) but you probably need 2x or 3x more in numbers to patrol all that naked rock! I'd add 4-5 of whatever snails you like (go for variety AND numbers...favor smaller snails) ever few weeks until there's not much work left for you to do and they're doing almost all.
Is something like this sufficientI'd say that without a microscope everyone is just guessing what it is. Get yourself a $25 microscope online with 1200 Zoom and figure out what it is exactly
Water is RODI that I make myself. I don't have a tds meter on it.Dino will happen throughout your period of owning a tank it will come and go and can just show up out of the blue after years of having a mature tank. Where are you getting your water source from the facet or do you run it through a rodi unit?
I can't speak on the one in the link but if it has a way to add drops of water onto a slide, I don't see why you can't make it work. This is what I got. It's a cheaply made kids toy but it does the trick AMSCOPE-KIDS Student Beginner Microscope With LED,100X/400X/1200X Magnification,Includes Accessory Set and Box-red https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071JQFXC4?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
How are the filters on the RODI when were they last replaced? How long do you run your lights on a day? How's your flow? So many factors but that's the beauty of this hobby.Water is RODI that I make myself. I don't have a tds meter on it.
Perfect. There's an alternative on the UK Amazon that I ordered.I can't speak on the one in the link but if it has a way to add drops of water onto a slide, I don't see why you can't make it work. This is what I got. It's a cheaply made kids toy but it does the trick AMSCOPE-KIDS Student Beginner Microscope With LED,100X/400X/1200X Magnification,Includes Accessory Set and Box-red https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071JQFXC4?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
How are the filters on the RODI when were they last replaced? How long do you run your lights on a day? How's your flow? So many factors but that's the beauty of this hobby.
Personally I only run my lights total for 8 hours I have leds so I ramp them up than down back to moonlight and then off. Lets see what the test results return but I think it doesn't hurt to start by leaning off the light because 8 bulbs is over kill for that tank size. Also do you have a refugium if not you should start looking into one I like them over reactors and they have so many benefits that upkeep your tank.Unit was purchased second hand. It was running at 0 tds when I got it but the meter wasn't sold with it. Unit has made roughly 150L since purchasing.
Ironically thinking about it, the dinos did start once I swapped over to homemade water. It's difficult to make the connection though as the tank being new it could just have taken longer to arise.
I've sent off a ICP test of tank water and of RO
Lights are t5, 2 tubs from 11-23, all 8 tubs 1-9
Flow is a gyre copy. I do contemplate directing the flow at the rocks to prevent the dinos from forming.