GHA and phosphates?

[Timfish]

As a start, would dosing reef roids for the corals help in upping the nutrients in the tank ie. Nitrates and Phosphates?

It will add carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. Best thing though is to feed your fish more. The ammonia and urea from the fish is ideal sources of nitrogen and phosphorus for corals and fish poop is a significant part of the carbon cycle. Feeding corals prepared foods is problematic as corals have very species specific responses and what benefits one species harms another species and a third species may be indifferent.

 

[blackstallion]

It will add carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. Best thing though is to feed your fish more. The ammonia and urea from the fish is ideal sources of nitrogen and phosphorus for corals and fish poop is a significant part of the carbon cycle. Feeding corals prepared foods is problematic as corals have very species specific responses and what benefits one species harms another species and a third species may be indifferent.

I have been feeding an assortment of pellet several times a day. I am going to start mixing in frozen mysis as well when I can.

It doesn't help that I have a light bioload with 1 YT and 2 Clowns right now, so until I can get more fish, I will need to supplement nutrients into the tank.

 

[Timfish]

As a start, would dosing reef roids for the corals help in upping the nutrients in the tank ie. Nitrates and Phosphates?

If there's a risk of adding more stress to already stressed corals I wouldn't do it myself. Based on what I've read directly feeding corals prepared foods should be left to individuals with lots of experience with the corals in their system and have at least some intuitive understanding of what each coral wants and whether direct feeding is benefiting or harming it.

 

[blackstallion]

If there's a risk of adding more stress to already stressed corals I wouldn't do it myself. Based on what I've read directly feeding corals prepared foods should be left to individuals with lots of experience with the corals in their system and have at least some intuitive understanding of what each coral wants and whether direct feeding is benefiting or harming it.

I was thinking more broadcast feeding, not necessarily targeted.

 

[blackstallion]

I’m not aware of any harmful event regarding sea hare, I had one die on me once with no bad effects to the system.

Any specific species of Sea Hare best? Quick google search yielded:

Dolabella Sea Hare​

 

[sixty_reefer]

Any specific species of Sea Hare best? Quick google search yielded:

Dolabella Sea Hare​

That’s the most common in our hobby

 

[blackstallion]

Quick update...by overfeeding, I now have measurable amounts of PO4=0.18ppm and NO4=4ppm. I have yet to purchase a Sea Hare or other Herbivores to battle the GHA (I have a large YT but not sure Tangs eat GHA), but at least Cyano and Dinos is not an issue!

Any opinions on whether I overshot the PO4?

 

[ReefGeezer]

I hear they can secrete toxins, are they safe?

They are safe, but can "ink" the tank if stressed by something like getting caught in a power head of something. The "ink" will foul the tank if filtration is not adequate. It doesn't happen often, but it could. I had one ink my 90. No harm except the skimmer cup and filter socks were black for weeks.

 

[ReefGeezer]

Any specific species of Sea Hare best? Quick google search yielded:

Dolabella Sea Hare​

That's the one. One of the few things I've seen that will munch on long hair algae.