Age old problem. I'm starting to see algae again. Dosed Reef Flux back in May, got most of it. Now I'm seeing more of it. I have some high end acros coming in a couple weeks and am debating dosing again. Question is, can we be totally without algae in our tanks? I notice the urchin I got doesn't seem to eat any of the spots near it so maybe bryopsis (think I had a mix before of hair and bry).
My no3 and po4 are now good. They were in the 20 range but last 3 weeks or so, been 15 or under. Not ultra low. I'm aiming for 10, as it probably helps the lps corals to have what I have.
No3--8-15--dosing nyos zero and bio last month which has brought it down.
PO4 .05--dosing to keep po
I keep adding more hermits, crabs and snails. I can add more. I do want to add another 1 or 2 urchins, as well.
Trouble is, if I dose, Reef Flux will kill my ulva lettuce and chaeto. I have a ton of ulva and my chaeto is about 4-5 inches around and almost a foot long. I don't want to lose my macro algae, esp if it is helping my no3
Should I just wait and see if the algae will die (haha) or do my numbers need to be a lot lower for algae in the display to starve. I really do not want to dose but I also do not want the algae to take over again. If I dose I'd rather do it now before my new frags arrive
should I try a couple of mollys?
Tank is a 9 month old upgrade. If I end up dosing, what do I do with my macro algae. Here is a tank shot
My no3 and po4 are now good. They were in the 20 range but last 3 weeks or so, been 15 or under. Not ultra low. I'm aiming for 10, as it probably helps the lps corals to have what I have.
No3--8-15--dosing nyos zero and bio last month which has brought it down.
PO4 .05--dosing to keep po
I keep adding more hermits, crabs and snails. I can add more. I do want to add another 1 or 2 urchins, as well.
Trouble is, if I dose, Reef Flux will kill my ulva lettuce and chaeto. I have a ton of ulva and my chaeto is about 4-5 inches around and almost a foot long. I don't want to lose my macro algae, esp if it is helping my no3
Should I just wait and see if the algae will die (haha) or do my numbers need to be a lot lower for algae in the display to starve. I really do not want to dose but I also do not want the algae to take over again. If I dose I'd rather do it now before my new frags arrive
should I try a couple of mollys?
Tank is a 9 month old upgrade. If I end up dosing, what do I do with my macro algae. Here is a tank shot
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