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Welcome to R2R! You can try feeding less, rinsing your frozen foods, use products like Reef Roids sparingly, up your husbandry.

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Sorta kinda have no space in my sump for an algae scrubber.

You could try phosban. It comes in a mesh packet and you can add it to a good flow area in your sump without taking up a lot of space. Just be sure to rinse it well before using it
 
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Awe man you guys are great; I love it here. Thank you so much for your experienced opinions I will definitely let you all know which route I choose
 

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If you decide to use lanthanum chloride, be sure to read up on the process. It's VERY effective but needs to be done carefully. @slief has a great write-up/tutorial on it at RC. Here is a video he made.
 
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If you decide to use lanthanum chloride, be sure to read up on the process. It's VERY effective but needs to be done carefully. @slief has a great write-up/tutorial on it at RC. Here is a video he made.

Thanks! Glad you sent that video!
 
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Nitrates is at about 15 and I used the Hanna checker for phosphate. And I don’t have a refugium or algae scrubber of any kind. No visible issues and it’s the first it actually got so high in about two years
 

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