Brown Algae Forming in Sand (again)

[Boochika]

I have tried phosphate E as well as turning up the flow. Nothing seems to help. Phosphates bounce between .06 and .03 currently. Removing algae in the sand by hand until I don't have any sand left basically.

 

[Boochika]

Tropic Eden sand from Premium Aquatics

Not sure I understand this post, could you elaborate?

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

You asked what sand to replace the current one with.

 

[kungfujoe]

Following

 

[Boochika]

You asked what sand to replace the current one with.

There's a lot of options, which would be better and how would this stop the algae issues?

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

So the tank got moved less than a year ago, you scrub the rocks on a schedule, & dose Nopox. Sounds like you should do a lights out for 3 days, stop dosing & cleaning the rocks & just go with it. let it settle on its own.

 

[Boochika]

Thanks Vinny. I was planning to do that this weekend. Scrub rocks. Spray with peroxide. Perform water change. Lights out for 3 days. I haven't dosed NoPox in a month and I finally have some traceable nitrates.

Starting a fuge next week to hopefully get some stability that dosing NoPox couldn't provide.

I guess feeding sooo minimally would help. I feed just 1 cube to seven small fish each day and feel like they're starving sometimes. More clean up crew guys are inbound also.

 

[Haus40]

How long are your lights on?

 

[Boochika]

9 hours at this point.