Need advice on what to do, if anything. Is this just “new tank uglies?” Been struggling with Cyanobacteria (mostly green but there is some red also in certain places) for a few months now. At one point I also had dinoflagellates but I think I’ve kicked that problem. LFS says it’s over feeding and flow issue but I’ve jacked up the flow and figured out how to feed correctly and I’m still struggling. I have 2 MP40s set to reef crest 40% during the day and lagoon 30% at night
75g tank No sump
Started with live rock (80lbs of it)
Crushed coral sand substrate
Stock:
2 clowns
2 ornate leopard wrasses
1 regal angel
1 blue cleaner wrasse
1 yellow watchman goby
1 maxima clam
2 rose bubble tip anemones ( was 1, it split)
5 peppermint shrimp
Probably about 15 hermits
blastomussa and hammer coral frags
Green polyp leather coral
Encrusting gargonia
Pulsing Xenia
water parameters:
Alk between 10-12 was 12.5 last night
Calcium 375
Mag 1200
Phosphate 0.25 (API test, waiting for salifert one to come in mail)
Nitrates 5
Salinity 1.025
75g tank No sump
Started with live rock (80lbs of it)
Crushed coral sand substrate
Stock:
2 clowns
2 ornate leopard wrasses
1 regal angel
1 blue cleaner wrasse
1 yellow watchman goby
1 maxima clam
2 rose bubble tip anemones ( was 1, it split)
5 peppermint shrimp
Probably about 15 hermits
blastomussa and hammer coral frags
Green polyp leather coral
Encrusting gargonia
Pulsing Xenia
water parameters:
Alk between 10-12 was 12.5 last night
Calcium 375
Mag 1200
Phosphate 0.25 (API test, waiting for salifert one to come in mail)
Nitrates 5
Salinity 1.025