Water Parameter Help

[smashers831]

My fishtanks has recently taken the back burner in our house hold due to have a new baby. I haven't been able to do the water changes as much as I would like to, but am trying to get back into it.

I need some help/advice on how to fix fuzzy algae on rocks. It seems all my soft corals are beginning to close. Tank has been up and running for 18 months.

I did measure my water today and below are the parameters:

Tank: Red Sea 350 GS with protein skimmer, reefmat, and BIO blocks.
Fish: 2 Clown fish, cardinal, 6 line wrass
Corals: softies, and sps frags.

I dose: Red Sea NO3 O4-X Algae Management Nitrate & Phosphate Control (3.4 ml everyday) and Red Sea Reef Energy AB Plus (13 ml everyday)

Parameters were
Temp: 79
Salinity: 36ppt
Ph: 8.0
Alk: 8.5
Calcium: 480
Mag: 1220
Phosphate: .08ppm
Ammonia .12ppm
Nitrite 15ppb


Outside of a few water changes to even numbers what else should I be doing? Dosing other chemicals?

TIA for advice.

 

[SaltySqueeble]

My fishtanks has recently taken the back burner in our house hold due to have a new baby. I haven't been able to do the water changes as much as I would like to, but am trying to get back into it.

I need some help/advice on how to fix fuzzy algae on rocks. It seems all my soft corals are beginning to close. Tank has been up and running for 18 months.

I did measure my water today and below are the parameters:

Tank: Red Sea 350 GS with protein skimmer, reefmat, and BIO blocks.
Fish: 2 Clown fish, cardinal, 6 line wrass
Corals: softies, and sps frags.

I dose: Red Sea NO3:pO4-X Algae Management Nitrate & Phosphate Control (3.4 ml everyday) and Red Sea Reef Energy AB Plus (13 ml everyday)

Parameters were
Temp: 79
Salinity: 36ppt
Ph: 8.0
Alk: 8.5
Calcium: 480
Mag: 120
Phosphate: .08ppm
Ammonia .12ppm
Nitrite 15ppb


Outside of a few water changes to even numbers what else should I be doing? Dosing other chemicals?

TIA for advice.

Maybe reduce the amino acids for now, they could be contributing to the algae. Do you have Red Sea Magnesium? That is super low…

 

[smashers831]

Maybe reduce the amino acids for now, they could be contributing to the algae. Do you have Red Sea Magnesium? That is super low…

I haven't ever dosed it. I was looking into the 4 part dosing system, but was unsure if I needed to dose all that

 

[petcellar]

Surely the mag number is a mistake? Or units? Seems off by a factor of 10.

 

[smashers831]

Surely the mag number is a mistake? Or units? Seems off by a factor of 10.

wow ur right it was 1220, but still low

 

[joeoliver]

for the algae, suggest some turbo snails and/or urchins. maybe even a tang. however, some tangs get big and may limit future fish additions so do a bit of research if you go this route.