BADFISH 20 Gallon AIO

[pelphrey]

A lot of times when you have algae your nitrates read 0 because the algae is consuming them. The GFO will help with phosphates. Change it after a week, or sooner. I've found that helps a lot. After the algae begins to die off then you can leave it in longer. Good luck fighting the algae.

Roy

Great advice! I've been changing the GFO weekly as well as changing the filter floss. Blowing the rocks and bottom of the tank seem to be helping a lot as well!

 

[pelphrey]

New growth on the birds nest -

I've been battling this for weeks now. This rock was moved into this tank from the cube I had setup. The only difference is the cube ran a skimmer and the cheato grew much better in the cube. The cube also had a much better CUC, I find a snail every once in awhile in the 20 but it is rare. I've tested my RODI water with a handheld TDS meter and it read zero, I did replace the filters in it last night.

The santa monica algae scrubber has been in the tank for a month now with no growth in it. I have pulled the rock out a few times and scrubbed it clean, I also pull the algae off but it keeps coming back!

I am in the process of setting up a red sea reefer and was going to move some of this rock over into the new tank. This algae issue has me second guessing that decision!

 

[kellerexpress]

It might be your rocks leaching phosphate. Every tank I've had with Marco rock had hair algae on them.

 

[pelphrey]

It might be your rocks leaching phosphate. Every tank I've had with Marco rock had hair algae on them.

That is what I read as well, seems like the rocks leaching phosphate's has gotten better over the years. I did acid bath these initially, I am using reef cleaner rock in my new tank.

 

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