Temp 78.2
pH 7.8 - 8.0
Salinity 1.026
Ammo 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 2
Alk 7.2
Cal 400
Mag 1500
Phosphate 0.00
Over the past month my tank has started to grow hair algae. Yes it is hair algae and not bryopsis. I recently moved and before this my tank had some algae but it seems like it's growing like crazy. I have a skimmer online, chaeto and an algae scrubber. I'm thinking about putting my GFO reactor back online. I'm wondering if something is giving my phosphate test a false 0 reading. I used a red sea test kit for Ammo, Nitrite and Nitrate. I used Hanna checkers for Phosphate, calcium and magnesium. Also used my salifert kit for Phosphate to double check it. Used my apex for ph and salinity.
Can anyone help me make sense if this? My tank is by a sliding glass door but it is Always closed. The o my other thing I can think of is I don't have a wood stand. It is metal and I wrap cardboard around it while I save up money to build a removable wood stand/covering. The refugium lights bleed out to the display a little.
The algae is worse than it looks in these pics. These pic are just to showe a few spots.
Thanks for your help.
pH 7.8 - 8.0
Salinity 1.026
Ammo 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 2
Alk 7.2
Cal 400
Mag 1500
Phosphate 0.00
Over the past month my tank has started to grow hair algae. Yes it is hair algae and not bryopsis. I recently moved and before this my tank had some algae but it seems like it's growing like crazy. I have a skimmer online, chaeto and an algae scrubber. I'm thinking about putting my GFO reactor back online. I'm wondering if something is giving my phosphate test a false 0 reading. I used a red sea test kit for Ammo, Nitrite and Nitrate. I used Hanna checkers for Phosphate, calcium and magnesium. Also used my salifert kit for Phosphate to double check it. Used my apex for ph and salinity.
Can anyone help me make sense if this? My tank is by a sliding glass door but it is Always closed. The o my other thing I can think of is I don't have a wood stand. It is metal and I wrap cardboard around it while I save up money to build a removable wood stand/covering. The refugium lights bleed out to the display a little.
The algae is worse than it looks in these pics. These pic are just to showe a few spots.
Thanks for your help.