Hello again - I would like to say thanks for your post on the eb832 fix. Mine is still working like a champ!
It's not the magnesium - I ignore that value. Mine is high 1400+ -- the Trident is off due to low reagent.
Adding rock with coralline is actually the easiest way to introduce coralline opposed to the magic liquids which rarely work. The key to growth will be maintaining stable conditions for it. The three essentials are Temperature of 78-79, steady PH of 8.2-8.4 and Moderate lighting
That's what I've been doing for the last 2+ years and sick of it. I go thru with a razor blade every month and scrape the nasty crap out. Sadly, the nuisance algae got first dibs on the glass so coralline doesn't stand a chance.
lol - thought about that. I have branching GSPs on my other tank that will totally encrust. However, I'm afraid any GSP/monti in this tank -- they might spread to other hard to reach areas.
Got it, I saw the 1267 on the Trident.
The tank's params are very stable actually and acros are growing like mad. However, I suspect "Moderate lighting" is where I'm in trouble -- I'm running an 16hr lighting schedule (6am - 10pm, ramping up with peak of 80% for 4 hours). Two Radions XR30 G6 @ 80% might be the issue?
I run a CaRx and do supplement with Mg manually. I just look at Alk tbh. Even my Ca is off -- I've tested with Hanna a month ago and it was 450 yet the Trident is saying 500+. I'll recalibrate on the next reagent replacement.
Both the sides are blasted with MP40s running Reef Crest mode at 90% max though. It's a SPS tank and I have 5 wavemakers...
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I think for an sps dominant tank, this has a high probability of being a top candidate.
@vetteguy53081 good suggestion - I'm going to reduce my lighting period to 12hrs and possibly crank down the Radion's intensity to 65% to see if this helps.
In my 1st tank i only had cheap pumps that only could be turned on and off. I got coraline algea on the windows and i only dosed kh, mg and calcium and used allot of different water from stores. Window cleaning was not my favorite thing to but it did grow on there. Idk but my thinking is that by dosing Kh, mg and ca in the main display instead of the sump some of it sticks to crevasis in the glass of the tank. Sometimes I even see coraline algea growing in peoples sump.. I wonder if this has anything to do with that?
I dose using a CaRx into the sump area, specifically near the skimmer's intake for CO2 de-gassing. I do hear you on dosing alk though. On my other tank, the top part of the MP40 had a lot of coralline growth since I dose directly on top of the wavemaker for dispersion/mixing.
This world ain't fair - lol I rather have your problem with purple algae vs the green/brown algae thoLUCKY YOU!OMG, it is such a pain to keep off the glass and acrylic for me.
Thanks -- my Trident has a bad reading since the reagent is low. It was 1425 when I last verified last month. It will correct itself when I re-calibrate. My Alk is inline with Hanna but Ca & Mg are way off, reading wise. I'll swap out later this week.
ha ha, stole my post ….those specks appearing daily can drive you mad….
