Detritus on Macro Algae

[Subsea]

I believe pods will clean that up.

Consider that you may be pushing macro too hard with your lights.


https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/chemistry-of-macro.458845/#post-5162078

[Another reason that algae exude DOC is that they cannot turn off photosynthesis when production of carbohydrate exceeds the demand. So, these organisms dump it to the water. This might be viewed as intermittent carbon dosing or potentialy intermittent poisoning of coral (some sugars are toxic to certain corals).

 

[Bengals888]

Your refugium is very nice! Great job.

Doed this look like green hair algae? Just leave it or remove it?

 

[Subsea]

It is more than one algae type. More than likely some bacterial slime. Syphon that stuff out and call it nutrient export.

 

[Subsea]

Your refugium is very nice! Great job.

Doed this look like green hair algae? Just leave it or remove it?

I would add 20 Cerith SnIls to your HOB refugium. Also consider Bristle Worms as a good scavenger of uneaten food. Both will reproduce to food supply and both have differrent size larvae to feed differrent size mouths of differrent corals & other filter feeders. Combined with your pods, you will have a power zooplankton reactor as your HOB refugium. Refugiums do not need to be lighted. They only need to be free of predators.