Chemistry Help

[RobertTheNurse]

Hey guys. So I finally received 1 out of my 2 new testing kits. I previously (and mistakingly) used API before this.

After noticing a scant amount of cyano in my sand bed and after reading more and more I finally invested in better testing kits, but just need a little direction...

As of today...

Ph 8.2
Nitrates --- between 10 and 25 (hard to tell) saliferrt
DKH -- 8.3 Salifert
Salinity 1.025
Temp 77

Posted are pictures of the red tinge in the sand bed. I have a eheim cannister filter running...with a 1050 Koralia pump.

LED -- is Fluval Marine Sea. I have been mistakingly been running the lights for 12 hours.(25% white for 5 hours, and blue 80%/purple 40% for 12 hours).

Im planning on sifting through my sand a little and using a turkey baster to move some detritus, while doing a water change.

To make matters worse (don't judge im learning) ive onky been doing 10% water changes every 2 weeks (cuz im a dingbat).

Have a 65G 2 clowns, a gamma, a goby, 1 acan, 3 zoa frags and a toadstool.

Any suggestions moving forward?

Thanks

 

[homer1475]

PO4 level?

lol that aint bad yet, Ill show you how bad cyano can get.

 

[RobertTheNurse]

PO4 level?

lol that aint bad yet, Ill show you how bad cyano can get.

Lol...i know...im trying to get my **** in order BEFORE it gets to that point. Is that yours or are you just being a funny guy lol...my Phosphate is in the mail. Hopefully know tomorrow

 

[homer1475]

Thats mine. I'm working on it.

It didn't get this way overnight, the fix won't work overnight either. Nutrients in balance, clean up the dead stuff(dying algae, uneaten food, etc), and manual removal once a week when I do my WC.

 

[RobertTheNurse]

Thats mine. I'm working on it.

It didn't get this way overnight, the fix won't work overnight either. Nutrients in balance, clean up the dead stuff(dying algae, uneaten food, etc), and manual removal once a week when I do my WC.

I hear ya brother. Best of luck