Should I be doing anything

[lokii_37]

So my tank is coming up on 9 months old. I have been doing 10-15% WC every week or two as well as using a tooth brush to clean some of the HA off the rocks. I haven't added any new fish or corals as I am saving some money to get some new equipment, skimmer and a new return pump.
The HA is the only thing that is a bothering me currently but I am hoping it is just part of the tank maturing and will go away in time. My coral is looking ok and growing. I am dosing 2 part daily and my parameters are look good. Is there anything else I should be doing?

Nick

 

[GiantBen]

What is your filtration like?
Changing media more frequently may help with the hair algae, but it is hard to say without more info.

What are you looking at for a return pump/skimmer?

 

[lokii_37]

Currently the only filtration I am running other than LR for a bio filter is a 200 micron filter sock and a crappy skimmer. I change the sock out almost twice a week. My nitrate and phosphate test good but I think it is because the HA is eating it up. I have chaeto in the sump but it does not appear to have grown at all in the few months I have had it.
Right now my return is a eheim 1260 but it is old and has to pump with a 4' head pressure so I was going to upgrade to a mag 9 or 12 and that way I could run a media reactor off it as well. In terms of a skimmer I would like something that is rated for about 200g. I was looking at the 8" reef octopus, but at this point any skimmer would be better than the one I have.

Anybody have an extra skimmer or a return pump they would sell?

Nick

 

[GiantBen]

I was going to suggest a media reactor, but it sounds like that is already in the plans. I have a BRS one. I hear the TLF one is better.

SeaSideAquatics sometimes sells refurbished Bubble Magus skimmers, but I don't see anything there now.

I've got a NAC6, which seems to be working well, now that I have a new impeller, but it is really too early to say for sure.

 

[GiantBen]

Also, I assume you have your own RO/DI maker? If not, where do you get your water? I'd suggest that as a top-of-the-list item.

 

[lokii_37]

Oh yes I have a RO/DI unit

 

[Justin W Haley]

Chemipure elite or a seahair cheap and easy

 

[GiantBen]

Depends on where you get the chemi pure. I burned through that stuff in no time flat in my BioCube.

 

[AMAYEU]

I feel that chemipure is an expensive mixture of gfo and carbon for nano reefers. I do not see bigger tanks running chemipure.