ReeffHusbWifey
Community Member
Hello all
Let me give a little insight on tank
TANK
450 gallon display
150 gallon sum
150 gallon rubber made bin ( extra water volume)
Probably close to 650 gallons with displacement
Perameters
Alk-8-9
Cal-375-400
Mag-1350
No3-10-15
Po4-.08-.15
Ph-8.1-8.35
Sits around these numbers most of the time .I have no hair algae and tank is growing a lot of coralline algae .
I broke my first tank down last june after a year of struggle, and moved fish and rock to the rubber made and mad plans for my new tank . Moved fish rock into new tank Feb 10,23. Fast forward 5 almost 6 months and here we are . Not great but not all bad.
So my question is ::::::
This film algae on glass grows in 2 days . And I am thinking this is too fast . Something is off. Maybe silicates .
I run a Uv sterilizer for ich and velvet and the sort .
Do I need another for algae ?
I can keep sps ( still learning) . Stuff I purchased is staying alive at least this past month .
Do I beef up my RODI?
I have 6 stage. With the spectra pure silica buster?
Do I up my rowa ?
Po4 is mostly below .1 creeping up so I know it’s time to change ?
My nitrate and phosphate are always 10 apart
Not to sure if that is ideal .
Maybe lower the lights .
Go to 10 hours or change the spectrum ?
Any advice I would appreciate . Thank you all for reading .
Let me give a little insight on tank
TANK
450 gallon display
150 gallon sum
150 gallon rubber made bin ( extra water volume)
Probably close to 650 gallons with displacement
Perameters
Alk-8-9
Cal-375-400
Mag-1350
No3-10-15
Po4-.08-.15
Ph-8.1-8.35
Sits around these numbers most of the time .I have no hair algae and tank is growing a lot of coralline algae .
I broke my first tank down last june after a year of struggle, and moved fish and rock to the rubber made and mad plans for my new tank . Moved fish rock into new tank Feb 10,23. Fast forward 5 almost 6 months and here we are . Not great but not all bad.
So my question is ::::::
This film algae on glass grows in 2 days . And I am thinking this is too fast . Something is off. Maybe silicates .
I run a Uv sterilizer for ich and velvet and the sort .
Do I need another for algae ?
I can keep sps ( still learning) . Stuff I purchased is staying alive at least this past month .
Do I beef up my RODI?
I have 6 stage. With the spectra pure silica buster?
Do I up my rowa ?
Po4 is mostly below .1 creeping up so I know it’s time to change ?
My nitrate and phosphate are always 10 apart
Not to sure if that is ideal .
Maybe lower the lights .
Go to 10 hours or change the spectrum ?
Any advice I would appreciate . Thank you all for reading .
