samrggzy
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So for those who havent seen my last post, ill summarize briefly. So i had been running my 32 gallon biocube nano reef successfully for about 6 months which is my first reef tank before I ran into a dino issue. My nitrate and phosphate had both bottomed out so i started dosing neophos and neonitro directly to the tank with no success at all. I also tried a blackout along with dr tims waste away which also did not work. So to make a long story short I had run out of ideas and felt pretty defeated. I was feeling pretty bummed and that all my work that went into the tank was for nothing. The tank continued to get worse for weeks and i am not proud to say i became pretty neglectful. I had stopped doing water changer and trying to maintain the tank. I still fed the fish but the quality of the tank got really bad. So after a few months the water in the tank became green and cloudy and I could barely see a thing. So about a week ago i purchased the green killing machine uv sterilizer to try to clear up the water and its been working great. It has been running for a little over a week and the water is almost crystal clear and even more amazing...NO DINOS anywhere in the tank from what i can see. I checked my parameters yesterday and my nitrates were at 1.95 and phosphate was at .07. While i am extremely happy the dinos are gone, I lost 2 of my fish and the only frag i had in the tank which i am very upset about. So finally, my question is should I wait a bit to start restocking the tank or should I try to increase the bioload to keep my nitrates and phosphates up to avoid another outbreak. I really want to go about my next steps the right way, I feel reinvigorated about my tank and the hobby again and want to succeed. Thank you to anyone who took the time to read this and respond.
