I set up a new Red Sea 350 in October 2019 and started with new sand and all new life rock. My filtration so far is Red Sea RSK 600, marine pure in sump, filter sock cleaned 3 times a week and some filter floss also changed several times a week.
My tank in general has been pretty smooth, getting some some decent coral growth on softies and two torches have recently been added and are thriving:
My main issue to this point has been GHA which I largely put down to it being a new tank, however it has been quite bad with me removing good growth every week with a toothbrush.
Ive checked phosphates using the Hanna Phosphate ULR checker and I am ranging between 0.08ppm and 0.12ppm which I believe to be the main reason. Although I am running two Red Sea 90’s 11 hours a day too which I don’t think will be helping.
I do weekly 10% water changes and feed half a mysis daily.
So my questions:
1) Should I run some GFO to reduce my phosphates at this stage?
2) How big a role is lighting likely to be?
3) is this just part of cycle I should expect?
4) longer term I would like to add a refugium instead of gfo, but want the Kessil 380 light and simply can’t afford for next few months. Is this likely to be my long term answer.
Any advice or guidance would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
PS
My tank in general has been pretty smooth, getting some some decent coral growth on softies and two torches have recently been added and are thriving:
My main issue to this point has been GHA which I largely put down to it being a new tank, however it has been quite bad with me removing good growth every week with a toothbrush.
Ive checked phosphates using the Hanna Phosphate ULR checker and I am ranging between 0.08ppm and 0.12ppm which I believe to be the main reason. Although I am running two Red Sea 90’s 11 hours a day too which I don’t think will be helping.
I do weekly 10% water changes and feed half a mysis daily.
So my questions:
1) Should I run some GFO to reduce my phosphates at this stage?
2) How big a role is lighting likely to be?
3) is this just part of cycle I should expect?
4) longer term I would like to add a refugium instead of gfo, but want the Kessil 380 light and simply can’t afford for next few months. Is this likely to be my long term answer.
Any advice or guidance would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
PS