Bjensen1253
New Member
I have been having a very difficult time pinpointing the source of the algae growth within my 300g SPS system. Everytime I test nitrates they are 0 (yes, a false positive) Hair algae always springs up in spots and my fish and snails refuse to consume it. Its spread little and and far between to warrant a seahare but it has in the past before a major overhaul of the rock work of the tank and remove of some sandbed.
So here are the specs
-Alk/Calcium are in line. aswell as mag.
-Use of an RODI with a 0 TDS outread
-Saltmix Redsea coral pro @ 1.26 Salinty
-Rinsing fish food before feeding (i only feed frozen, 1x a day and not over feeding)
-Im not over stocked with fish
-Well Cured rock
-50Gallon water change once weekly on the ball
-3000GPH return pump
-2x MP 40s in display
-3x Radion G2 LED
-Plenty of snails and tangs
-Regularly gravel vac the area around the nems (yeah its nasty stuff around them)
->2inch sand bed
-An ENTIRE 40 breeder filled with macro algaes that get harvested almost weekly
-PO4 Reactor
The only things i can possible think of are
-Leeching of rock? After 2 years?
-2 Dinner size plate Anemones in the tank
-Bad RO/DI unit (TDS meter is wrong)
-To much Red Spectrum from the LEDs
Is it really possible that nems are producing that much waste in my system?
I honestly cant think of any other ideas as to what could be causing the issue. My sps corals dont have the color they should because of the nitrates i know i can get much better color out of them.
So here are the specs
-Alk/Calcium are in line. aswell as mag.
-Use of an RODI with a 0 TDS outread
-Saltmix Redsea coral pro @ 1.26 Salinty
-Rinsing fish food before feeding (i only feed frozen, 1x a day and not over feeding)
-Im not over stocked with fish
-Well Cured rock
-50Gallon water change once weekly on the ball
-3000GPH return pump
-2x MP 40s in display
-3x Radion G2 LED
-Plenty of snails and tangs
-Regularly gravel vac the area around the nems (yeah its nasty stuff around them)
->2inch sand bed
-An ENTIRE 40 breeder filled with macro algaes that get harvested almost weekly
-PO4 Reactor
The only things i can possible think of are
-Leeching of rock? After 2 years?
-2 Dinner size plate Anemones in the tank
-Bad RO/DI unit (TDS meter is wrong)
-To much Red Spectrum from the LEDs
Is it really possible that nems are producing that much waste in my system?
I honestly cant think of any other ideas as to what could be causing the issue. My sps corals dont have the color they should because of the nitrates i know i can get much better color out of them.
