reeflover7826
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Little bit of tank info it is a standard 180g, 9 bulb T5, ati 250 skimmer, carbon in reactor, filter socks, aquamedic doser, mostly sps dominant.
I have been running zeovit for about 6 months stopped when I moved to a new house, started school and working so I barely had any time for the tank, and started neglecting it for another 6 months. Running only carbon, the skimmer and filter socks (which are changed every 3 days) as a means of filtration. About 3 months ago my tank slowly started growing algae but my phosphates where at 0.85 ppm (hanna). I don't know where my nitrates are at. Coral colors still looking good.
I've done a ton of reading and research and there are hundreds of ways to bring down phosphates but i need advice from the pros which method would be most effective and easiest to maintain?
1. Siporax: I've read this method is real popular in Brazil and that fresh water peeps have been using it for years but how effective is it? From my readings it is supposed to give beneficial bacteria surface area to colonize on. Does it work like zeolites? Wouldn't live rock do the same? Would I have to add bacteria like zeobac? Which I do have some left over from when i was running zeovit.
2. Bio-pellets: I know that it is a carbon source for beneficial bacteria but there are different kinds of bio pellets? Would this be better than liquid carbon dosing? i here many people complain about cyano outbreaks using this method should I use siporax with bio-pellets?
3. Liquid carbon dosing: VSV? Ethanol?
4. Granular ferric oxide: should i just use this method maybe with some ozone? And let it happen with time?
or should I go all out and use everything? any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Richard
I have been running zeovit for about 6 months stopped when I moved to a new house, started school and working so I barely had any time for the tank, and started neglecting it for another 6 months. Running only carbon, the skimmer and filter socks (which are changed every 3 days) as a means of filtration. About 3 months ago my tank slowly started growing algae but my phosphates where at 0.85 ppm (hanna). I don't know where my nitrates are at. Coral colors still looking good.
I've done a ton of reading and research and there are hundreds of ways to bring down phosphates but i need advice from the pros which method would be most effective and easiest to maintain?
1. Siporax: I've read this method is real popular in Brazil and that fresh water peeps have been using it for years but how effective is it? From my readings it is supposed to give beneficial bacteria surface area to colonize on. Does it work like zeolites? Wouldn't live rock do the same? Would I have to add bacteria like zeobac? Which I do have some left over from when i was running zeovit.
2. Bio-pellets: I know that it is a carbon source for beneficial bacteria but there are different kinds of bio pellets? Would this be better than liquid carbon dosing? i here many people complain about cyano outbreaks using this method should I use siporax with bio-pellets?
3. Liquid carbon dosing: VSV? Ethanol?
4. Granular ferric oxide: should i just use this method maybe with some ozone? And let it happen with time?
or should I go all out and use everything? any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Richard
