Going on 7 months since setting up my tank with dead rock. I have a lot of GHA and sand (turf? green hair?) algae. I've got a significant CUC (~10 hermits, ~15 cerith/astrea/nerite snails, 5x nassarius, 5x bumblebee.) I run a skimmer 21hours a day. Replace filter floss every other day. Nitrates are around ~6 and phosphates are 0, constantly, even after dosing NeoPhos nightly for 2 weeks straight. Tank is ~25g net water. I have 4 fish and that's probably my max, so algae-eating fish additions aren't an option.
Fair amount of coralline covering my rocks, and a smidge on the back wall.
The problem: Anything not covered in coralline is covered in GHA. I scrape/brush it off, I siphon it out, I turkey baste it...comes back in a few days.
My question, other than the obvious title question: what's the end game for a nano tank? How do people manage >0 NO3 >0 PO4 while not having their rocks littered with algae?
Fair amount of coralline covering my rocks, and a smidge on the back wall.
The problem: Anything not covered in coralline is covered in GHA. I scrape/brush it off, I siphon it out, I turkey baste it...comes back in a few days.
My question, other than the obvious title question: what's the end game for a nano tank? How do people manage >0 NO3 >0 PO4 while not having their rocks littered with algae?
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