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10-14-2011, 03:54 AM
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Its doing good, added some more snails to help with the diatoms and algae.
but im really confused. i have no Phosphates,ammonia 0, nitrate/ite are both 0, or 0.5. pH 8. calcium is getting back down to the mid 400s so not sure why im getting so much algae, i bearly run all 4 T5s all day anyways, i guess it could just be still new.. only a couple months in. LR was from active tanks though. And another weird thing, i tested the KH And GH today the KH was 12/214ppm, but the GH was unmessurable, 12 drops is the most on the API chart, i added 30, and it wasnt even about to change color, any ideas? 
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#2
10-15-2011, 04:27 AM
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What source is your top off water? Getting a large macro algae going in that refuge will go a long way to helping absorb unwanted phosphates, nitrates, etc. The corals seem happy enough so it might just naturally starve out as well.
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10-15-2011, 04:39 AM
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i just started adding macro to the refuge, it still needs a lot more. like 3, 10' things of Caulepra. so yeah.
the water is straight tap water. I cant do RO/DI cuz well i live with room mates and have 1 tap in the place and unless i get barrels of water to do it with. and i live in a like 12x12 room so yeah. Still the phos test is showing no more then 0.5.. the corals are doing great the SPS are even growing new branches, a acro frag died but i think it was jsut ****ed off from tank changes, didnt acclimate it properly. but within 2 days all glass is completely covered in diatom and algae. got some more cerith snails to help with it. probably just needs more time.
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11-08-2011, 12:20 AM
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Some new pictures, Everything is getting better 90% of the diatoms are gone and getting lots of growth.
          PS, dont mind the ugly AIO thingy at the back, it was all black but the snails have managed to get the paint off where the silicone is haha.
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