Looking for some advice on a hair algea issue I'm having. Tank has been up 10 months. Prior to my algea outbreak, nitrates were between 6-10 and nitrates .02-.08. Refugium with chaeto runs 9 hrs. I began using KZ coral vitalizer and then starting getting hair algea. It's supposed to not increase nitrate/phosphate. Never noticed a rise. The bottle does not say to refrigerate, but I have seen some recommend to refrigerate. I was not refrigerating. I have been manually removing the algea and doing 25% water changes every 2 weeks. Also adding microbacter and dosing phyto.My nitrates and phosphates have been 2 and .04-.06 the past few weeks with the hair algea present.
Questions:
1) should I switch to 10% water change every week until I get the algea under control?
2) should I increase the refugium lighting schedule to out-compete the hair algea while making sure I'm not bottoming out nitrates and phosphates?
3) any other ideas?
Questions:
1) should I switch to 10% water change every week until I get the algea under control?
2) should I increase the refugium lighting schedule to out-compete the hair algea while making sure I'm not bottoming out nitrates and phosphates?
3) any other ideas?