Current levels:
I've been raising my nitrate by about .5/day
All other levels have been pretty steady without any dosing
I'm getting a bit of hair algae starting to grow in spots and some cyano. These are easily removed and isn't plague proportions. I've also started a chaeto reactor, but I'm not exactly sure if it's growing, doing nothing, or dying (too soon to tell as it's only been about a week).
Should I just keep dosing until I hit around 10 Nitrates and then start to focus on lowering phosphate if algae/cyano continue to grow? I'm trying to move slowly, but do want to be prepared for my next steps.
nitrate | phosphate | Calcium |
3 | 0.17 | 465 |
Alk | Mag | pH |
8.3 | 1360 | 8 |
I've been raising my nitrate by about .5/day
All other levels have been pretty steady without any dosing
I'm getting a bit of hair algae starting to grow in spots and some cyano. These are easily removed and isn't plague proportions. I've also started a chaeto reactor, but I'm not exactly sure if it's growing, doing nothing, or dying (too soon to tell as it's only been about a week).
Should I just keep dosing until I hit around 10 Nitrates and then start to focus on lowering phosphate if algae/cyano continue to grow? I'm trying to move slowly, but do want to be prepared for my next steps.