What is the opinion of the santa monica filtration drop algae scrubber or the hog (hang on glass) model. (Link below) I'm looking at the 1-4x drop as that is the largest with 2 power supplies for low light or high light. I'm thinking I need to add an algae scrubber to help with nutrients. I want easy to manage and no risk to overflow. I can also add a smaller one to the AIO observation tank to help that tank as well. It's not as bad. Has some cyano though. Haven't tested po4--only a few live rock in there with some overgrown leathers that I can't just toss so they survive in there. NO3 is at .05 or .10. No doser. It houses a pair of clowns and acts as an observation tank only for new fish for the 125.
I've got my po4 down to .02 The test (hannah) sometimes goes higher, then lower. On the 18th it was .49. Before that it was .04. Nitrates are down to 20 (from 160 last fall).
I have tuffs of algae growing on my rocks and on the returns and they even build up in the overflow and weirs. Am trying vibrant (accidently overdosed a few weeks ago...) and am always having to clean the glass. The vibrant did clean a lot of stuff first round. Am seeing some white maybe on some algae but not enough to make me believe it is being affected. It's more dotted, not whole tuffs turning.
Today: PO4 .02, Alk 9.2, Mg 1410, Ca 360 (need to adjust doser here). Have lots of flow.
125 gal w/35 gal sump with refugium.
Am assuming when I harvest the algae I can swish it in tank or refugium to get pods out? Also says you can feed the algae to your fish. LIke a nori algae feeder?
I don't want to add corals until I get rid of algae on rocks. I do feed heavy as I have 13 fish with 4 more coming (3 damsels, 1 mandarin plus 2 btas for 2 tanks).
I've got my po4 down to .02 The test (hannah) sometimes goes higher, then lower. On the 18th it was .49. Before that it was .04. Nitrates are down to 20 (from 160 last fall).
I have tuffs of algae growing on my rocks and on the returns and they even build up in the overflow and weirs. Am trying vibrant (accidently overdosed a few weeks ago...) and am always having to clean the glass. The vibrant did clean a lot of stuff first round. Am seeing some white maybe on some algae but not enough to make me believe it is being affected. It's more dotted, not whole tuffs turning.
Today: PO4 .02, Alk 9.2, Mg 1410, Ca 360 (need to adjust doser here). Have lots of flow.
125 gal w/35 gal sump with refugium.
Am assuming when I harvest the algae I can swish it in tank or refugium to get pods out? Also says you can feed the algae to your fish. LIke a nori algae feeder?
I don't want to add corals until I get rid of algae on rocks. I do feed heavy as I have 13 fish with 4 more coming (3 damsels, 1 mandarin plus 2 btas for 2 tanks).
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