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[Aqua-Digital]

How is the tank now?

[PoonTang]

Better than it was but it always comes back. I will do a review if you would like as soon as it gets bad again. Would this product affect diatoms at all? I am constantly battleing those as well in both my tanks.

[Aqua-Digital]

Hi

Yes it will/should reduce diatoms as you are lowering or removing best case the food source (nitrate and Po4).

If you can post here two things

1. nitrate reading
2. heat tested PO4 (heat a sample of tank water to 80oC and allow to cool for 5 mins, then test for PO4)

[Mrfish55]

Poor pics but the bottom and a good portion of the live rock have persistent cyano problems, set up is certainly worthy of looking better than it does now.







I would be more than happy to trial anything that will help make it look better, thanks.

[banditpowdercoat]

I bet in a month, my 150 will be starting the Cyano. Just like the 45 did. Battled it for a year.

[Aqua-Digital]

Hi

Thanks for the photos, looks like good candidate for all sorts of things

I need first to know what we are dealing with, what is the devil inside

Can you give me full tank spec including

pH
PO4 - heat test
Nitrate
fitration method
lighting cycle
sand bed depth
live rock or not?

I will then give you a dosing regime for this. But from the looks of the tank you will need to do some maintenance steps firect, the products for reviewing are good, but lets give the a head start

[Mrfish55]

I will test the parameters this afternoon and post the readings. Equipment as follows
-135gal glass tank dual overflow
-Lighting 2x 72" VHO T-12 Icecap660 10hours on 14 off (bulbs changed annually)
-35 gal sump
-Older Tunze skimmer (planning upgrade)
-Lifeguard 40w UV sterilizer (new bulb every 6 months)
-Approx 100 lbs liverock (10+ years old, good coralline coverage, pest free)
-Substrate approx 100lbs very coarse coral rubble
-Circulation, 800gph return pump and Vortech MP20

Fish load ( All fish 7 years old and very healthy)
-1 Majestic Angel
-1 Threadfin Butterfly
-2 Green Chromis
-1 Ocellaris Clown
-2 Cleaner Shrimp
-2 Yellow tail Damsels

Minor Hair Algae and persistent Cyano problem, suspect problem is Dad overfeeding the tank, I do 30 gal waterchange every 6 weeks, not dosing any additives currently.