Oh and as a side not my skimmer has been consistent as before I started the large dosing. I somewhat expected an increase but so far it has been the same.
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I noticed this in my 10g frag tank. I culture too much phyto and dump a ton in both the 32 gallon display and my 10gallon frag. I don't have this issue in my display though, but I have tons more flow due to SPS.I was dosing 30mL every other day into a 130gal tank. Noticed it was causing a hard encrusting green algae on the glass that was difficult to scrape off (needed to scrape with a razor to remove). It also seemed to suppress the growth of coralline algae.
Awc 3000 ml per day, but not dark green phyto, diluted 3:1 with new salt water. 125 gallons water volume.I am experimenting with phytoplankton and did a large harvest today. I have read the recommendation on 5-10 ml per 10 gallons. I just put approximately 1000 ml into a 75. I have never seen my coral as happy. I am going to keep an extra eye on nitrates and phosphates but so far it has been very positive.
Anyone else dosing large amounts of phytoplankton?
I do a turkey baster full morning and night. I will always have Tet on hand and usually Iso, maybe some Cheato also. My tanks are 40g's Phyto is the building blocks to life.Did anyone continue long term? Has anyone else tried this without a skimmer? I'm adding about 3000ml a week to a 114 gallon system . Nitrate, ammonia, and phosphate all read zero. Pods are everywhere. The only negatives I've seen are the algae grows on the glass pretty quickly, and the hydroids are growing quickly. Started dosing 50ml of tet a day about 2 months ago. 1 gallon of pods were added at the start. The tet crashed so I switched to iso 2 weeks ago. Noticed a difference in coral color within a few days of starting the iso. Not sure if it is a coincidence ,or the iso. Every coral is noticeably brighter.