Currently fighting them myself. Curious what other people have done to get through this?
Tank is a 20g IM Fusion Nuvo Pro, setup 1/1/22, below are the recent testing parameters. API test kit, going to order a Hanna Phosphate checker here shortly to try and get more accurate readings.
I imagine it's my PO4 being so low. I picked up some Seachem Phosphorus to dose with to try and bring it up since extra feeding hasn't seemed to do the trick after a couple weeks. But only dosed a half dose today for the first time. Before I go too much further with that, I wanted to see what other people had done to beat it? I've reduced white lighting to short duration, I added a UV sterilizer as well. I do run a Reef Glass Nano skimmer as well to try and pull out anything it can (it's pulling out a fair amount). I had run without a skimmer for awhile but I really need at least the gas exchange from the skimmer if nothing else. Seemed to help things look a bit better after adding that.
Slowly they are less than they were, but still having to blow it off the few coral I have and rocks, which is messy and annoying. Was just curious what other people had success doing?
Thanks!
Tank is a 20g IM Fusion Nuvo Pro, setup 1/1/22, below are the recent testing parameters. API test kit, going to order a Hanna Phosphate checker here shortly to try and get more accurate readings.
Date | Salinity | Calcium | Alk | Phosphates | Nitrates |
Averages | 1.0251 | 425 | 8.8 | 0.01 | 15 |
2/10/2022 | 1.0250 | 440 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
2/28/2022 | 1.0250 | 440 | 9 | 0.05 | 15 |
3/8/2022 | 1.0255 | 420 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
3/13/2012 | 1.0250 | 400 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
I imagine it's my PO4 being so low. I picked up some Seachem Phosphorus to dose with to try and bring it up since extra feeding hasn't seemed to do the trick after a couple weeks. But only dosed a half dose today for the first time. Before I go too much further with that, I wanted to see what other people had done to beat it? I've reduced white lighting to short duration, I added a UV sterilizer as well. I do run a Reef Glass Nano skimmer as well to try and pull out anything it can (it's pulling out a fair amount). I had run without a skimmer for awhile but I really need at least the gas exchange from the skimmer if nothing else. Seemed to help things look a bit better after adding that.
Slowly they are less than they were, but still having to blow it off the few coral I have and rocks, which is messy and annoying. Was just curious what other people had success doing?
Thanks!