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Chaetomorpha
Hi, Everyone.
So I have an Algae reactor that's about 1/2 full of Chaetomorpha and it refuses to grow. I'm having a nutrient issue right now and my nitrates are 20 and my phosphates are 0.6ppm. Anyone experience this? How do you kickstart this? I'm on a 12 hour light cycle. I'm thinking about pulling out all of the algae and starting fresh. Let me know what you guys think. Note, I tested phosphates with a Triton test. |
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How long have you had it setup? As you know nothing happens overnight.
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oh.. good
what about Iron ? nitrates/phosphates are just 2 of the elements needed.. iron can be a big one too.. What kind of reactor? lighting? How long has it been running? Any other issues with the tank?
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Perhaps you don't have a problem. If there is not enough nutrients the stuff wont grow. Is there a reason why you think 20 and .6 is high?
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No other issues other than some SPS corals are darkening and have slowed growth which spiked my alk to 9. I lost one digitata but not worried about that. Growth is slowly back with some corals and the rest are hanging on fine. |
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Thanks everyone for the fast responses!
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You can run the light on the reactor for longer than 12 hours. 18hrs might be worth trying.
You can quickly drop NO3 and PO4 with a water change too, but I'm sure you knew that.
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Have you given any thought to using gfo for your po4? Don't know what size tank you have but if you have the room you could add a reactor if you haven't already. An easier route just to try it out could always throw a bag of chemipure elite in. So far a bag has always done the trick for me. A lot of people with sps claim as long as po4 is low nitrates can be higher with no I'll effects. Can't remember there names off hand but I recall reading one person's thread who says his nitrates are as high as 50 with no issues in an sps dominant reef.
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My tank is about 70 gallons of water volume. Thanks, Joey |
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