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Sweet jeebus I hate hair algae


friartuck1

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Hi everyone,

Just started up my new 50g cadlights rig. Cycled, slowly added livestock.

Looking gorgeous. Then...

Whammo! Brown diatom algae bloom.

Whammo! Hair algae showing up.

I'm about to kill.

Here are my relevant parameters:

Nitrates: 2.5ppm

Phosphates: .05ppm

Everything else right on track.

Lighting: AI Vega max/peak at 50%

I just added some more flow.

I have some Astrea, Turbo, Nassarius, and Trochus snails. Emerald crab.

I think I might be overfeeding my fish? 2 clowns, 3 blue green chromis.

How the hells do I know how much to feed?

I feed them a pinch or two 2x/day.

They are pigs.

I have a phosphate reactor. Is it normal to still have phosphates even though you have a reactor?

I don't really want to add Purigen. I'm thinking about it.

I also have a fuge with Miracle Mud and Chaeto. Just added the Chaeto.

I hate algae. There. I said it.

 

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