I think it was important to help me stabilize, especially until I got the algae reactor going, but now that that is going, I really think it's helping keep nutrients low while not requiring much upkeep. I also stopped carbon (nopox) dosing too to see if algae can handle this all on its own.
Curious that you did get one time of dieoff. Have you tried increasing photoperiod on the ATS to get larger buildup and to out-compete the display algae? I wonder if doing 2-3 day dark periods would help too?
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