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Yup, went with an algae scrubber and will leave chemipure in until numbers reduce a bit.If you're having nuisance algae problems, I would focus on increasing nutrient export since it doesn't sound like you can feasibly reduce nutrient import (I don't rinse frozen foods; I think Randy did an analysis of phosphate in frozen foods and most were present in the food itself and therefore not removed by rinsing), and a better clean up crew doesn't solve the underlying tendency of your system to grow nuisance algae.
2 great articles by Randy:
Nitrate in the Reef Aquarium
Introduction Nitrate is an ion that has long dogged aquarists. It is typically formed in aquaria through the digestion of foods, and in many aquaria it builds up and can be difficult to keep at natural levels. In the past, many aquarists...
Phosphate in the Reef Aquarium
The phosphorus atom is one of living matter’s basic building blocks. It is present in every living creature and in the water of every reef aquarium. Unfortunately, it is often present in excess in reef aquaria and that excess has the potential to...
As a fan of macroalgae nutrient export (chaeto/refugium), I generally recommend that (or reactors/small scrubbers if space is limited). Alternatively, you could carbon dose +/- GFO, but I don't have experience with carbon dosing or GFO.
Good luck!
Phosphates at .05 according to Hanna but must be higher due to algae growth
If Hanna says .00 but algae growing in tank it can’t be right...correct?If you're having nuisance algae problems, I would focus on increasing nutrient export since it doesn't sound like you can feasibly reduce nutrient import (I don't rinse frozen foods; I think Randy did an analysis of phosphate in frozen foods and most were present in the food itself and therefore not removed by rinsing), and a better clean up crew doesn't solve the underlying tendency of your system to grow nuisance algae.
2 great articles by Randy:
Nitrate in the Reef Aquarium
Introduction Nitrate is an ion that has long dogged aquarists. It is typically formed in aquaria through the digestion of foods, and in many aquaria it builds up and can be difficult to keep at natural levels. In the past, many aquarists...Phosphate in the Reef Aquarium
The phosphorus atom is one of living matter’s basic building blocks. It is present in every living creature and in the water of every reef aquarium. Unfortunately, it is often present in excess in reef aquaria and that excess has the potential to...
As a fan of macroalgae nutrient export (chaeto/refugium), I generally recommend that (or reactors/small scrubbers if space is limited). Alternatively, you could carbon dose +/- GFO, but I don't have experience with carbon dosing or GFO.
Good luck!
Both can be accurate; the nitrates/phosphates can be taken up by the nuisance algae so that your free water levels aren't elevated, but enough is still being produced to cause nuisance algae growth. Another way of putting it - you need to weight the ration of nutrient import (feeding/fish biomass) to export more towards the export end or less on the input end. Since underfeeding fish isn't a good long term strategy, unless you're going to catch fish and remove them (or stop overfeeding; I haven't found a clear guidelines on this besides only feed what your fish will eat in 30 seconds per day for a "standard" fish - there are numerous exceptions to this), increasing nutrient export is where I would focus. Good luck!
Thanks boss. Skimming and got algae scrubber running...may take a week or so
I would say that a scrubber and a skimmer should work well.
Yes, skimmer been rolling since beginning. Just need some scrubbing and I already pulled the chemipure just in case
I call mine Superman Princess Leigh Nuclear Green Medusa Hair Algae and tell all my visitors it is super rare and hard to find. They Oooo and ahhh and ask me for a few frags for their own aquarium. I can sell you some of mine for $100 a hair, GUARANTEED to not be DOA. Shipping is free.
If it was neon green I’d buy it haha. Just continuing the battle until tank matures and we see if this scrubber helps out
Thoughts on impact from the scrubber thus far? Have been considering a drop in one for a while now for my 30.2 gal AIO....like to rely less on GFO.Nitrate almost 0
Phosphates .04
still algae growing daily. I ripped a bunch out the other day and it grows like weeds.
Algae scrubber starting to color up a tad...
Zero impact at this point. I’m told it is because my tank isn’t mature yet.
