Tshank
11/17/2015, 05:03 PM
Hello fellow reefers.
I got into the hobby just over a year and a half ago after doing freshwater for many years. I started with a 30g tank and moved into an 80g tank about a year ago now. Everything has been going good for the most part until recently. About 4 weeks ago i came home from work and noticed a thick green layer of algae on the top of my sand bed. I can do water changes, the algae disappears and a few days later its back. I read somewhere about nitrate reactors, so i invested in one. Its been running about 4 weeks now and no difference. I'm lost and could use any help that is given. Im running a marineland canister filter, reef octopus skimmer, current marine led lightbar. I feed once every other day.
Water Parameters
Salinity - 1.024
Ph - 8.0-8.2
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 5-10
Ca - 360
Alk - 10-11
Phos - .25
Mg - 1125
I know my Ca and Mg are both low and I recently started dosing to bring those levels up. I guessing that would be why some of my corals and Anems arnt opening?
Thanks for all your help!! :thumbsup:
I got into the hobby just over a year and a half ago after doing freshwater for many years. I started with a 30g tank and moved into an 80g tank about a year ago now. Everything has been going good for the most part until recently. About 4 weeks ago i came home from work and noticed a thick green layer of algae on the top of my sand bed. I can do water changes, the algae disappears and a few days later its back. I read somewhere about nitrate reactors, so i invested in one. Its been running about 4 weeks now and no difference. I'm lost and could use any help that is given. Im running a marineland canister filter, reef octopus skimmer, current marine led lightbar. I feed once every other day.
Water Parameters
Salinity - 1.024
Ph - 8.0-8.2
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 5-10
Ca - 360
Alk - 10-11
Phos - .25
Mg - 1125
I know my Ca and Mg are both low and I recently started dosing to bring those levels up. I guessing that would be why some of my corals and Anems arnt opening?
Thanks for all your help!! :thumbsup: