I have two tanks, and both are running low nitrates lately, at about 1ppm or less by Red Sea and Salifert tests. Running about 0.2-0.5 ppm phosphates by Hanna (0.22) and Salifert (0.25-0.5).
My Evo no longer has detectable GHA or other nuisance algae and is only growing codium. Clowns are fed NLS pellets once a day and they eat a lot of them. Also feed the tank some Reef Nutrition mixture every few days.
My IM 10g has a bubble algae problem, and also grows Botrycladia, Gracilaria hayi and codium. TSB/firefish/filter feeders get TDO pellets and Reef Nutrition liquid food mixture Mon-Fri.
The combo of low NO3, high PO4 and low nuisance algae is a bit new to me--what is keeping PO4 up but NO3 so low?
Sometimes pieces of codium break off and drift into unreachable caves--is this releasing a bunch of PO4?
Thanks!
My Evo no longer has detectable GHA or other nuisance algae and is only growing codium. Clowns are fed NLS pellets once a day and they eat a lot of them. Also feed the tank some Reef Nutrition mixture every few days.
My IM 10g has a bubble algae problem, and also grows Botrycladia, Gracilaria hayi and codium. TSB/firefish/filter feeders get TDO pellets and Reef Nutrition liquid food mixture Mon-Fri.
The combo of low NO3, high PO4 and low nuisance algae is a bit new to me--what is keeping PO4 up but NO3 so low?
Sometimes pieces of codium break off and drift into unreachable caves--is this releasing a bunch of PO4?
Thanks!
