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Hello, I am having this issue where these (what I think are Diatoms) are constantly appearing. Here are my parameters:
KH: 8.2 (Hanna)
Ca: 498 (Hanna, slightly elevated I stopped dosing for it to come back down)
Mg: 1305 (Salifert)
NO3: 2.5 (Salifert. I had them at 0 for a few months and the issue was still ongoing, I recently increased NO3 because I was advised that my coral might appreciate a "little dirty" water.)
PO4: 0 (Salifert)
I was originally told I was overfeeding so I adjusted drastically, to a point where I would only feed once every other day. Felt bad doing that to the fish but I wanted to see if I cut back for a few months if it would help, it didn't. I have a 50 gallon AIO tank with a tiny little refugium in one of the sections in the back with chaeto.
I will take any and all advice. Thank you in advance.
Edit: Tank has been running since October 2019.
KH: 8.2 (Hanna)
Ca: 498 (Hanna, slightly elevated I stopped dosing for it to come back down)
Mg: 1305 (Salifert)
NO3: 2.5 (Salifert. I had them at 0 for a few months and the issue was still ongoing, I recently increased NO3 because I was advised that my coral might appreciate a "little dirty" water.)
PO4: 0 (Salifert)
I was originally told I was overfeeding so I adjusted drastically, to a point where I would only feed once every other day. Felt bad doing that to the fish but I wanted to see if I cut back for a few months if it would help, it didn't. I have a 50 gallon AIO tank with a tiny little refugium in one of the sections in the back with chaeto.
I will take any and all advice. Thank you in advance.
Edit: Tank has been running since October 2019.