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Parameters
Nitrate 9
Po4 0.12
Calcium-420
Alk-8.6
Mag—1350
To my questions I have some always lawn grass type algae on my rocks it’s about 5 months old like shown all parameters are in check kessil 360x lights running 100% 2 mp40’s on either side running 75% most the day but switching up flow pattern throughout
All fish are healthy and are normal
Corals green planet stylopora strawberry shortcake monti believe red fire and a hammer and toadstool
Second question is that they don’t look too healthy
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third question is that I have a refugium and a skimmer right now the skimmer is acting wonky it’s been with me for 3 years and Recently haven’t dozed anything in about 4 days beside alk it will micro bubble when the water valve is all the way open and air intake have co2 scrubber connected to it. It’s a 200 gallon system
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Phosphates a little high . Try to keep them around 0.05
 
Besides phos elevated, introducing skim back into system will contribute to this.
are you using RODI water or tap water from the faucet?
Is tank at or near a window?
 
Rodi water and yes but blinds are shut
As suspected, the power of UV will penetrate blinds-shades -curtains. You will need to block side that faces window with black construction paper from Walmart and reduce white light intensity from your lights and add snails such as:
Astrea
Turbo grazer
Cerith
Nerite
Trochus

pencil urchin
 
As suspected, the power of UV will penetrate blinds-shades -curtains. You will need to block side that faces window with black construction paper from Walmart and reduce white light intensity from your lights and add snails such as:
Astrea
Turbo grazer
Cerith
Nerite
Trochus

pencil urchin
Can’t do anything about the window but I’m working on getting a quarantine setup for inverts
 

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