What is a good frequency for feeding Gorgonians and Sponges?
I was considering once a week?
Does anyone supplement their tank with silica to increase sponge growth?
I have well water with lower but not zero nitrates. How important is it to use RO/DI water to reduce algae?
The sponge that I thought would struggle is a red tree and it is doing great. More worried about how to reduce local algae growth on a yellow ball sponge. All came from Tampa Bay saltwater a month ago.
Running a well established (10 year old) 55 gallon tank with a 15 gallon tank sump with decent amount of live rock.
Running two mangrove plants (years old) in my sump and a top fathom 100 skimmer that I may upgrade. Just added a coil denitrator.
I have a light fish/critter load of one pygmy angel, small yellow goby, damsel, star fish, pistol shrimp, urchin and sea cucumber.
Nitrates have hovered at 20 ppm for a year but are starting to drop with Vodka treatment.
I am trying to reduce diatom and some light hair algae and did not know if the skimmer or a RO/DI was a better short term investment to improve water quality?
I was considering once a week?
Does anyone supplement their tank with silica to increase sponge growth?
I have well water with lower but not zero nitrates. How important is it to use RO/DI water to reduce algae?
The sponge that I thought would struggle is a red tree and it is doing great. More worried about how to reduce local algae growth on a yellow ball sponge. All came from Tampa Bay saltwater a month ago.
Running a well established (10 year old) 55 gallon tank with a 15 gallon tank sump with decent amount of live rock.
Running two mangrove plants (years old) in my sump and a top fathom 100 skimmer that I may upgrade. Just added a coil denitrator.
I have a light fish/critter load of one pygmy angel, small yellow goby, damsel, star fish, pistol shrimp, urchin and sea cucumber.
Nitrates have hovered at 20 ppm for a year but are starting to drop with Vodka treatment.
I am trying to reduce diatom and some light hair algae and did not know if the skimmer or a RO/DI was a better short term investment to improve water quality?