joelespinoza
New member
I run an ATS and top off with RODI/kalkwasser/vinegar mix. I havent changed my water in about 8 months, have no current plans to ever change it. This is the same story as most of the people on algaescrubber dot net.
Right now I actually have a slight brown algae problem, not bad but starts getting long enough to sway a bit in the breeze about 2 weeks after cleaning. Since I have no nitrogen based wastes I think my phosphates are starting to creep up a bit.
Increased phosphates can happen with ATS when you have other nitrate removal, because lack if nitrate limits algae screen growth and so it limits phosphate removal. Basically I have too much live rock. I just upgraded my scrubber lighting significantly (it was rather weak before) in the hopes that the increased lighting will caused increased screen algae growth even without nitrates.
If that does not work I will either get a small amount of GFO or dose small amounts of diluted ammonia.
Right now I actually have a slight brown algae problem, not bad but starts getting long enough to sway a bit in the breeze about 2 weeks after cleaning. Since I have no nitrogen based wastes I think my phosphates are starting to creep up a bit.
Increased phosphates can happen with ATS when you have other nitrate removal, because lack if nitrate limits algae screen growth and so it limits phosphate removal. Basically I have too much live rock. I just upgraded my scrubber lighting significantly (it was rather weak before) in the hopes that the increased lighting will caused increased screen algae growth even without nitrates.
If that does not work I will either get a small amount of GFO or dose small amounts of diluted ammonia.