Exporting nutrients in a pico

[ahiggins]

hello all
How do you guys handle exporting nutrients in a 5 gal pico. Water quality seems good, it's a reef tank at the moment-2 crabs and 2 nass snails. I still have a bunch of crap kick up when I move rocks around. It's a spec 5 with chemipure elite and a little ball of cheato I added today.
Any ideas?
Still new so I'm having a diatom bloom at the moment....

 

[ahiggins]

Here's a pic

 

[Diesel]

IMO, water changes is your best friend.

 

[ahiggins]

I'm thinking of turning it into a 10gal with some power heads and a fuge. There's a lot of crap when I accidentally move rocks

 

[Diesel]

Why not 100g with a sump and a few more power heads

 

[ahiggins]

Hahahaha man I wish!
But i rent and I think transferring a 25 is going to be a feat already...
I ended up with a 20 gal marine biowheel without the wheel, running chemipure and then an ac 50 with Cheato.
Now I need more live rock! And corals!!

 

[Diesel]

Looking forward to some pics my friend.

 

[ahiggins]

So that's my tank lol along with my favorite coral
It's currently a hospital tank for some zoas. Trying to get rid of zoa pox.
I'm thinking of treating all of them, even ones with no symptoms.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Your set up is just right. But you need new light for the Chato.
I would dump the chemipure and run carbon.
My five gal ran three years on a hob fuge
And an aquaclear with sponge and carbon.

 

[ahiggins]

What do you use for carbon? I've heard not to use the carbon prepackaged like for freshwater tanks.
I ran a pad like the one pictured on top but got rid of it after a day, it pulled all the dust from the sand.

 

[ahiggins]

And I was thinking of gluing some leds on the fuge

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yea the led's on the fuge will work.
I'm pretty sure granular activated carbon is the same for salt and fresh.
In my opinion GFO pulls Po out of the water too fast.