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I’ve done it in the pass, we’re I’ve just target blocked light to certain species I don’t want to have, once the filter pads are removed the rock will be absolutely clean of algae, with this method areas can be selected to avoid blocking light to algaes you may want to keep or coral.I have never heard of this plan before and find it interesting.
But have questions.
How does the nutrient deplete as the algae dies? Wouldn't go into the water column and elevate it? Or does it simply get skimmed out?
one thing to have in mind is as algaes melt a large amount of organic carbon will be released in to the water column that bacteria will use to deplete nutrients, very similar to standard carbon dosing, you just won’t know how much carbon will be released that’s why I recommend do small areas at a time to avoid rapid depleting nutrient, the skimmer won’t be able to remove organic carbon only bacteria and large water changes will be able to deal with it.
This is very common to happen wend algicides are used, most will observe a rapid depleting nutrient and hit troubles
I had dinos, for a while. I never microscoped them but they always went into the water at night. So I elevated the nutrients and installed a uv on the tank. Beat them and in came the hair algae. Tried different things but what had been working is snails, urchins and vinagar dosing with manual pulling. Hair is stunted, stopped growing. But cayno is running ramped in my sump(none in the tank). I now(yesterday) halved my vinagar dosing. From 16ml to 8ml. I think I'm going down even more, maybe to 6ml by the end of the week.
But I have some pads and may try this instead.
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