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Quick update-
Sunday, I started dosing phosphate in addition to nitrate. To increase nutrients in an attempt to get rid of the Chrysophytes.
I dosed to 0.15ppm, achieved 0.11. checked every 12 hours and got 0.09, 0.06, 0.04. That was last night. Dosed back to 0.15, achieved 0.15 (so added 0.11 to the 0.04 in tank- either the math is off or something is sequestering it) this morning it was 0.11.
About to go check where it’s at now.
But- the Chrysophytes has changed in colour- more rust orange vs golden brown, and it’s starting to slough off. I have a 3x4” patch of rock that is now bare, that was covered yesterday.
Just observations- reserving any sort of judgement for later.
Next week, Katie is in Boston, Phoenix, la, ny and back to boston. 5 days. Monday- I’m scrubbing the rocks, siphoning, then 3 day black out. Then big water change. If my rocks look clean- dosing a literal half gallon of ARC coralline pink and purple. And moving corals from QT to DT!
Sunday, I started dosing phosphate in addition to nitrate. To increase nutrients in an attempt to get rid of the Chrysophytes.
I dosed to 0.15ppm, achieved 0.11. checked every 12 hours and got 0.09, 0.06, 0.04. That was last night. Dosed back to 0.15, achieved 0.15 (so added 0.11 to the 0.04 in tank- either the math is off or something is sequestering it) this morning it was 0.11.
About to go check where it’s at now.
But- the Chrysophytes has changed in colour- more rust orange vs golden brown, and it’s starting to slough off. I have a 3x4” patch of rock that is now bare, that was covered yesterday.
Just observations- reserving any sort of judgement for later.
Next week, Katie is in Boston, Phoenix, la, ny and back to boston. 5 days. Monday- I’m scrubbing the rocks, siphoning, then 3 day black out. Then big water change. If my rocks look clean- dosing a literal half gallon of ARC coralline pink and purple. And moving corals from QT to DT!