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Hi all! I have a Fluval Evo 13.5 nano reef and recently I’ve been seeing this algae pop up despite me plucking it/trying to suck it out. Any help ID and treatment is appreciated.
I have upped my water changes to 2 times a week which totals about 5 gallons per change (just about 50% my water volume) each time. All corals are doing well as are fish, I try very hard to not over feed but this algae is persist and popping up more. I have very limited clean up crew if 4 small blue leg hermits and 2 snails.
I have not adjusted lighting at all. Replaced all media (chemipure elite and purigen) and I do not have a refugium.
Water parameters as standard, ammonia/nitrite 0 and nitrate ~5. Alkalinity stays rather consistent with the larger water changes around 12dkh. Phosphates when I test I always get negligible levels. I assume part of my consistent parameters has to do with the algae utilizing the nutrients to grow giving me the false positive “good parameters” I’ve attached some pics below and as always the advice is very much appreciated.
I have upped my water changes to 2 times a week which totals about 5 gallons per change (just about 50% my water volume) each time. All corals are doing well as are fish, I try very hard to not over feed but this algae is persist and popping up more. I have very limited clean up crew if 4 small blue leg hermits and 2 snails.
I have not adjusted lighting at all. Replaced all media (chemipure elite and purigen) and I do not have a refugium.
Water parameters as standard, ammonia/nitrite 0 and nitrate ~5. Alkalinity stays rather consistent with the larger water changes around 12dkh. Phosphates when I test I always get negligible levels. I assume part of my consistent parameters has to do with the algae utilizing the nutrients to grow giving me the false positive “good parameters” I’ve attached some pics below and as always the advice is very much appreciated.