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Hi all. Appreciate all of the feedback I always receive on this forum!!!! My dilemma is that I have a 3 year old established 8 gallon AOI saltwater macroalgae/turtlegrass/refugium/dwarf seahorse tank with a 4 inch sandbed, AI Prime lighing with mostly red and green spectrum, sg 1.023/24, nitrates 2-5 ppm. phosphates .08, iron .09, a refugium in the back with RDP growing chaeto. I've been trying to raise pods with some success but now been having a dino outbreak for the last 8 months that only a temporary fix of a blackout helps with. The tank tends to run with a high pH (as high as 8.6/7 on occasion (like now). I have been experimenting with CO2 injection by Fluval that has now stabilized the daytime pH at 8.4. I am at my wits end. I really want to keep my macros thriving as well as my pods and seahorses (none in tank now). I recently purchased 1000 mysid and placed them in the tank but all died within 2 hours. That's when I decided to check the pH and alkalinity (11.4). I could really use your advice. I've tried both low nutrient and high nutrient solutions but none seem to be working. The dino's have now blocked so much light that I have tremendous die off of my macro's. I am about to give up. It was anamazing tank until 8 months ago. It was stable for years with great macro growth (except for dragon's breath).
Thanks in advance!!! Stay safe!!!
Ron
Thanks in advance!!! Stay safe!!!
Ron