nutrients, how to tell if to much?

[Myka]

Your feeding schedule sounds a bit much. Especially the flake. Flakes is notorious for causing trouble as it never ALL gets eaten. What do you have for shrimp, crabs and such to clean up uneaten food?

[mark]

Measured out the flake on this evening's feeding and probably closer to 1/4 tsp.

Up until a little while ago had a cleaner and peppermint shrimp and a couple of Emerald crabs I never see. Lost the shrimp with the Interceptor and not much hope for the crabs if still even around.

Tank I'm running BB with ~4600gph flow and ~1000gph of that through the drains so think the filter socks, skimmer, the sump itself and refugium should catch a lot that the fish miss.

[Myka]

How often do you wash your filter sock? What method do you use?

[marie]

There is a problem with trying to starve out hydroids if you can manage it, you run the risk of starving your corals and fish as well.