Ok i have a 120 gallon tank that is 4 1/2 months old. I went thru the diatom bloom and that went away. Then i got the basic brown algae that grows on the glass and overflows. Now the glass when i clean it takes about 4-5 days to start accumulating algae again. I also have a cyano issue that with water changes every week of 15% is starting to go away. I also decreased using the white lights and shortened my lighting schedule.
Now when i test for Nitrates and Phosphates i get a reading of 5 for Nitrates and .003 for Phosphates.
Now everyone says because i have algae and cyano that they are using up all the phosphates that is why i get such a low reading.
I have a GFO Reactor that i have not hooked up yet because I'm wondering if this is just the cycle of a new tank and the process it goes thru, or is this truly a nutrient problem?
I don't want to hook up the GFO reactor if the readings are true and they are really low. But how are you able to tell?
Again the cyano is going away thru water changes, less feeding, and lower light schedule. So should i add the GFO? Or take it as what just happens with a new tank and it will work itself out on its own?
Now when i test for Nitrates and Phosphates i get a reading of 5 for Nitrates and .003 for Phosphates.
Now everyone says because i have algae and cyano that they are using up all the phosphates that is why i get such a low reading.
I have a GFO Reactor that i have not hooked up yet because I'm wondering if this is just the cycle of a new tank and the process it goes thru, or is this truly a nutrient problem?
I don't want to hook up the GFO reactor if the readings are true and they are really low. But how are you able to tell?
Again the cyano is going away thru water changes, less feeding, and lower light schedule. So should i add the GFO? Or take it as what just happens with a new tank and it will work itself out on its own?
