Help With Phosphate and Everything

[ShaunPReefer]

Hi All. I having some issues with my tank (started in March/April last year). My phosphate is pretty high (1), and after using chemipure elite and phosguard nothing changed. I've read posts where people have algae issues for 6 months then its gone, but my alage has never gone. I have to keep scraping algae off the glass every few days. So far I had a kenya tree which is doing good and a hollywood chalice which has had pretty much no growth since October. I don't do water changed regularly, do you think that is the issue? Also most of my fish always stay in the back of my tank, is there a reason for that? Thanks for your help.

 

[JosephM]

What do your other parameters look like? With that high of phosphates I’d definitely be doing at least weekly water changes and minimal feedings

 

[redfishbluefish]

How do you export nutrients if you're not doing water changes? Sump? Refugium? Skimmer?

 

[ShaunPReefer]

Everything else is close to zero including nitrates, and my skimmer works fine, although I never really see anything in my filter sock. my tank does have a sump

 

[Reefer1978]

Skimmer alone will not remove phosphates. You either need phosphate removing media, or water changes. Water changes don't only remove nutrients, they also add micro-elements which your coral need.