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Jekyl
GSP is the devil and clowns are bad pets
Algae comes for everyone. Rather than being upset, see it as progression. Especially because it's going to get much worse than just diatoms.
As mentioned above a description of parameters, tank pic, and you clean up crew will help out.
Algae can be managed but eradication will have mixed results. Best to remove what you can during water changes, manage parameters and have a proper CuC.
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112 tank cube innovative sump 29 gal
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 5.6
Phosphate.02
Calcium 501
Magnesium 1450
Nitrite .01
Alk 8.1
Ph 8.1
Crew blue tuxedo, skunk shrimp. Blue hermit 10, Cerith 7, turbo 11, nasarius 9
12 coral all small except a large frogspawn
Two wild caught clowns and a Chicago sunburst (shh I know it’s said to early on that one but had to)
Tank co2 scrub, skimmer, uv (need to check flow), refugium with cheato and red ogo.
Versa dosing ab+ and alk
Started with dry rock live sand. Have about 100lbs of rock
I’ll try to add a pic but can’t figure out blue light lol
Let me know what else info you’d like but think that’s the majority
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 5.6
Phosphate.02
Calcium 501
Magnesium 1450
Nitrite .01
Alk 8.1
Ph 8.1
Crew blue tuxedo, skunk shrimp. Blue hermit 10, Cerith 7, turbo 11, nasarius 9
12 coral all small except a large frogspawn
Two wild caught clowns and a Chicago sunburst (shh I know it’s said to early on that one but had to)
Tank co2 scrub, skimmer, uv (need to check flow), refugium with cheato and red ogo.
Versa dosing ab+ and alk
Started with dry rock live sand. Have about 100lbs of rock
I’ll try to add a pic but can’t figure out blue light lol
Let me know what else info you’d like but think that’s the majority
gbroadbridge
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AFAIK, there is nothing you can dose to remove diatoms.
They go away on their own once they have consumed all the silica in the tank.
Are you sure your RODI system is giving you TDS zero water?
You're going to get much worse algae soon anyway so don't stress about it.
Naekuh
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have you tried to copepods route for diatoms?
I would assume having both copepods to help with diatoms and keeping your fish happy with snacks would be a win win move, even if diatoms wasn't completely taken care of.
I would assume having both copepods to help with diatoms and keeping your fish happy with snacks would be a win win move, even if diatoms wasn't completely taken care of.
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Can check I’ll admit I have not but it’s on newer side so did not think too. Live in Detroit which is in the top five for best water. One of the good top were known for lol.
Jekyl
GSP is the devil and clowns are bad pets
Everything seems about the way it should. Diatoms will cease once the silicate in the sand is all used up. So really just a waiting game. My only recommendations would be dosing live phyto, and if algae gets bad get a package from reefcleaners.org for 1/2 your tank size. Will add a little diversity also.
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Yes I think I’m buying from bad source cause I have added a ton, algae barn
NCsalt
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Just wait till you have to hire a crack berghia nudibranch special forces team to go behind the lines of an aiptasia army. Or drop a chemiclean nuke from orbit on a cyano horde, or manually remove gha weekly with a backhoe. All in year one. Diatoms won’t seem so bad.
Pods can help though.
Fighting is part of the fun imo. Still in good spirits.
Pods can help though.
Fighting is part of the fun imo. Still in good spirits.
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Couple different kinds, last purchase was 10k mix of tigripous, tisbe, apocalypse
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