KeishaKornbread
Banned
I’ve recently run into a bit of an issue with my new setup. In my previous setup, Marco Rock was used for my aquascaping. I had no problems with cyano or any kind of green algae. Phosphates always measured zero and the rock was perfect. I’ve read about the problems with BRS Eco AND Pukani leaching insane amounts of phosphates and I believe I am now encountering this with my new setup.
Within the last month, I have noticed that my bucket of chaeto is having trouble keeping green algae from growing on my glass. I have so much chaeto in my fuge that light does not permeate through to the floor of my sump. It’s THAT dense. I don’t feed heavily, and I typically spot feed more often than I broadcast. My Hanna Checker for Phosphates measured in at .02. I setup a Two Little Fishies Phosban Reactor and put in the recommended amount of BRS High Capacity GFO and the levels did not budge. After another week, I filled the reactor halfway with GFO it was knocked down to .01 and there is less green algae every day, so it’s improved. I know testing at this point is almost useless because I am really getting a false reading due to the algae consuming the phosphates.
Earlier this week, I bumped up my MP10s to full blast max and that helped clean the tank up quite a bit, but when I got home yesterday, I noticed that the red slime was growing again just like before. I changed the placement of my MP10s last night to face each other on opposite ends of the tank and I woke up to no cyano. We’ll see how it looks tonight and during the weekend.
In an effort to combat this issue, I’ve decided to switch to Instant Ocean salt, as it has less organics and nutrients than Reef Crystals, which is my usual salt mix. I have Seachem Fuel, but I will not start dosing that, as I had planned to start this week. I’ll do 10 gallon water changes each week and keep an eye on Cal and Mag and going forward I will only target feed my corals and fish. My goal is to keep the tank nutrients as low as possible. I’ve read tips that said not to use GFO because it would be a waste, as I would burn through tons of it, but I don’t feel comfortable with that. I want to attack this problem from every and any angle until the phosphates have totally leached out, hopefully sooner than later.
I’ve read the benefits of using lanthanum chloride to get rid of it, but I don’t want that in my system and it’s too late to take out my rocks to treat them with it. Many of my corals have now grown onto the rock and I don’t want to stress them anymore than they already are. This weekend, i will remove one piece of rock and drop it into some water and measure the phosphate level that day and then again in a week. This will or will not confirm my suspicions.
Anyone have any other tips? Please? HELP!!!
Within the last month, I have noticed that my bucket of chaeto is having trouble keeping green algae from growing on my glass. I have so much chaeto in my fuge that light does not permeate through to the floor of my sump. It’s THAT dense. I don’t feed heavily, and I typically spot feed more often than I broadcast. My Hanna Checker for Phosphates measured in at .02. I setup a Two Little Fishies Phosban Reactor and put in the recommended amount of BRS High Capacity GFO and the levels did not budge. After another week, I filled the reactor halfway with GFO it was knocked down to .01 and there is less green algae every day, so it’s improved. I know testing at this point is almost useless because I am really getting a false reading due to the algae consuming the phosphates.
Earlier this week, I bumped up my MP10s to full blast max and that helped clean the tank up quite a bit, but when I got home yesterday, I noticed that the red slime was growing again just like before. I changed the placement of my MP10s last night to face each other on opposite ends of the tank and I woke up to no cyano. We’ll see how it looks tonight and during the weekend.
In an effort to combat this issue, I’ve decided to switch to Instant Ocean salt, as it has less organics and nutrients than Reef Crystals, which is my usual salt mix. I have Seachem Fuel, but I will not start dosing that, as I had planned to start this week. I’ll do 10 gallon water changes each week and keep an eye on Cal and Mag and going forward I will only target feed my corals and fish. My goal is to keep the tank nutrients as low as possible. I’ve read tips that said not to use GFO because it would be a waste, as I would burn through tons of it, but I don’t feel comfortable with that. I want to attack this problem from every and any angle until the phosphates have totally leached out, hopefully sooner than later.
I’ve read the benefits of using lanthanum chloride to get rid of it, but I don’t want that in my system and it’s too late to take out my rocks to treat them with it. Many of my corals have now grown onto the rock and I don’t want to stress them anymore than they already are. This weekend, i will remove one piece of rock and drop it into some water and measure the phosphate level that day and then again in a week. This will or will not confirm my suspicions.
Anyone have any other tips? Please? HELP!!!
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