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I've been having a serious algae problem but I'm not sure if it is gha or turf algae.
This would be my second time shutting down a tank that started with LIVE rock because of this algae taking over.
Since the start of the tank my No3 has been 5-10ppm and p04 at around 0.03 which leads me to wonder if something else is fueling it. I recently did an icp test that detected 223ug/l of Silicates in my Rodi and about the same in my tank water. I've read online that only diatoms use silicates but this is definitely not diatoms. My tank is going on 8 months. I manually remove it and it grows back within days.
This would be my second time shutting down a tank that started with LIVE rock because of this algae taking over.
Since the start of the tank my No3 has been 5-10ppm and p04 at around 0.03 which leads me to wonder if something else is fueling it. I recently did an icp test that detected 223ug/l of Silicates in my Rodi and about the same in my tank water. I've read online that only diatoms use silicates but this is definitely not diatoms. My tank is going on 8 months. I manually remove it and it grows back within days.