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Message: <blockquote data-quote="skimjim" data-source="post: 8019768" data-attributes="member: 37756">[USER=45227]@Randy Holmes-Farley[/USER]  and others.I have a zoa/paly dominated tank to the tune of a 250ish gal total water volume.I've been these last 2 months brewing my own Tetraselmis Phytoplankton from Mercer of Montana.... THEN doing a slow 6seconds/drip into my 180g DT.All has been swell until I started seeing most if my Tangs seem irritated. Not sure if my water quality was off so ran tests:NO3 = 10'ishPO4 = solid 2-3Magnesium = oddly enough seemed low at 1200'ishI used-to carbon dose using a blend of 80proof Vodka plus 3% Vinegar to the tune of 5ml per night.But after 6mos of carbon dosing my tank became ULM and LR was turning pale and I never had algea to scrape off the glass. So I stopped....Shottly after stopping carbon dosing.... decided to dose tetraselmis phyto starting 2mos ago.Now you see the test result above and I believe my fish ARE NOT HAPPY.$1,000,000 QUESTION.....*Can I dose tetraselmis phytoplankton 24/7 via my drip -AND- start carbon dosing again?* Or are those two things CANCELLING each other out? (dripping live phyto only for the carbon dose to KILL it (?).</blockquote>