Weird strand algae

[MoonBite]

the lights are off already so the corals are closed, but mostly euphyllias which look really puffy and fat during the day considering that nutrients are low. My concern with chemipure blue and elite is taking my phosphate to 0

 

[pbjorlin]

the lights are off already so the corals are closed, but mostly euphyllias which look really puffy and fat during the day considering that nutrients are low. My concern with chemipure blue and elite is taking my phosphate to 0

Yeah I’d say get the Nano bag it’s tiny, and test your water for PO3 everyday same time. We just need to make your balance of nutrients be evened out. As far as your light schedule the algae isn’t all over the rocks so you could change your intensity to 80% and see how your coral reacts. None of the coral in your tank required crazy par numbers so lowering it shouldn’t affect them.

 

[Spare time]

Thank you doe the suggestions, I will buy some chemi pure blue tomorrow. Should I shorten my lighting schedule as well? I have a radion xr15 running at 90% with the LPS setting from 10am to 6pm

Chemi pure blue doesn't lower phosphate in marine tanks. Also, the amount of nitrate and phosphate you have is irrelevant to the question and there is no balance, just recommended values

 

[MoonBite]

Yeah I’d say get the Nano bag it’s tiny, and test your water for PO3 everyday same time. We just need to make your balance of nutrients be evened out. As far as your light schedule the algae isn’t all over the rocks so you could change your intensity to 80% and see how your coral reacts. None of the coral in your tank required crazy par numbers so lowering it shouldn’t affect them.

Thank you, I will do that. Should I shorten my light schedule or just lower the light intensity?

 

[pbjorlin]

I meant chemipure elite! Sorry Elite does carbon and GFO

 

[pbjorlin]

Thank you, I will do that. Should I shorten my light schedule or just lower the light intensity?

Just lower the intensity

 

[MoonBite]

Thank you for the input everyone. I will add the chemipure and test the water everyday and I will update with any changes. Also I forgot to mention, I dose AB+ 4ml everyday should stop dosing it?

 

[pbjorlin]

Thank you for the input everyone. I will add the chemipure and test the water everyday and I will update with any changes. Also I forgot to mention, I dose AB+ 4ml everyday should stop dosing it?

Yea stop dosing that, I completely stopped doing AB+ as I noticed I always had a Cyano outbreak after I dosed it.

 

[MoonBite]

got it!

 

[pbjorlin]

got it!

I am a firm believer that you don’t need to dose a coral food ever, the best food for coral is fish poop and stable parameters. That is what I always aim for.

 

[42Freeman]

Bryopsis/Dino’s possibly!