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Alright thanks! I will look into getting a reactor or a scrubberThe water born phosphates tested at zero? Ok. GHA is feeding off of something. My guess is it is gobbling them up as quick as they can. The source.... either from the rock or from feeding... or both... once it goes away.... the GHA will waste away. If you remove all of the GHA now.... I bet in short order your phosphate will test out much higher.... Essentially.... your tank is acting as an algae scrubber.... LOL!
The trick would be to take it from your tank to a reactor away from your tank. Reactors work really good because the light is on typically 24x7. Since algae loves phosphates and light.... It will grow faster in a reactor and out compete the algae in your tank.
For smaller tanks... I think the Santa Monica scrubbers work fine. Again... if you have the room in your sump.... great. I used one on a tank.... I had some success... These Algae Scrubbers like from 302 Aquatics and Clear Water Aquatics.... I have a 302... work great. The Chaeto Reactors work great.... It is up to you on what you are willing to a) spend, give up in sump real estate, c) noise. The Santa Monica I used was pretty loud. My 302 isn't much better.... but that is because I run a ton of water through it. I think the Chaeto Reactors are nearly silent.