Should I start dosing vinegar now?

[nikolamk]

Hi my friends.

I started new reef.
In my reef I added dry fiji rock and dry sand.

My tank is ~160 liters capacity(60x55x55) with build in sump, Tunze 9004 skimmer, chinese led light on 185w, jebao wave maker, jebao return pump(max 2000l/h)

I started cycling process on 24.02.2017 with adding small dead shrimp (2cm long).
On 26.02.2017 I have added one amp of prodibio biodigest bacteria.

On 04.03.2017 nitrate level was ~20ppm.

10 days ago i added hermit carb and fire Shrimp to my reef as cleaning crew.
After that I start adding food to feed my cleaning crew.
Untill 4 days ago my nitrate level what stabile on 2-3ppm, phosphate level ~0.03.
Two days ago my nitrate level in where 5ppm, phosphate level the same.
Today I noticed in some places green algae. My nitrates are ~25ppm, phosphates ~0.03 maybe more

I guess this is cased by feeding my cleaning crew. I will reduce feeding in future.

My lights are on 10 hous per day(led lighting)

I plan ti add my first fish in about 5-6 days

Should I start dosing white vinegar, to decrease nitrate level and low green algae?

Thanks

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[heathlindner25]

No ...

 

[carrots]

Don't start adding and chasing things. Your tank has a lot of growing stages to go through and this is one of them. Remember every tank will find it's own levels or parameters. The more you complicate things the more stress you are adding to a hobby that is supposed to take the stress out of us. KISS

 

[Sk8r]

No dosing. Test for alkalinity, magnesium, and calcium. Get NUMERICAL tests. Alk 8.3, Mg 1360, cal 420, and hold the chemistry on those marks. No carbon, no other elements. No fish before cleanup crew has worked for 4 weeks.