Remove my macroalgae?

specialk · Feb 4, 2017

Hey All

So was running an ULNS and my sps started to suffer. So since I have started dosing Acropower along with over feeding to get things back up a bit (Nitrate and P04) ... I had a good amount of chaeto macroalgae in my sump ... I am assuming I should take that out ... right? (at least for the time being while I try to raise my nitrate?)

Brew12 · Feb 4, 2017

specialk said:
Hey All

So was running an ULNS and my sps started to suffer. So since I have started dosing Acropower along with over feeding to get things back up a bit (Nitrate and P04) ... I had a good amount of chaeto macroalgae in my sump ... I am assuming I should take that out ... right? (at least for the time being while I try to raise my nitrate?)

I'm not sure you need to take it out. Just trim it back if you feel it is pulling too many nutrients.

saltyfilmfolks · Feb 4, 2017

Brew12 said:
I'm not sure you need to take it out. Just trim it back if you feel it is pulling too many nutrients.

+1
I like my fuge for the PH if its on a reverse lighting.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Feb 4, 2017

I don't think chaeto can starve hard corals. Both will suffer is some other mechanism drops nutrients too low.

specialk · Feb 4, 2017

Been dosing acropower for the last 3 weeks and seen some definite improvement on color..but still struggling. Took my gfo and carbon offline for the time being. About to start dosing with stump remover to up nitrates and see if that helps

TbyZ · Feb 4, 2017

specialk said:
Hey All

So was running an ULNS and my sps started to suffer. So since I have started dosing Acropower along with over feeding to get things back up a bit (Nitrate and P04) ... I had a good amount of chaeto macroalgae in my sump ... I am assuming I should take that out ... right? (at least for the time being while I try to raise my nitrate?)

Can I ask; what's your alkalinity level kept at?