GuelphPico Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Hello Nano Reef Forum, I wanted to post to this community to seek out some advice and wisdom in running my first Pico reef. I have had the tank running for approximately 3 months with no substantial coral growth. I have also recently discovered an outbreak of rust coloured flatworms. Additionally, there is a fair coating of brown and green algae along the glass even though nitrates, nitrites and ammonia all read 0ppm. My calcium, mg and alk levels are all within normal ranges. I am running a cheap Amazon led reef light in addition to white leds for fuge. Two ac hob filters mini and 30 as well as korilia 425 power head. Current inhabitants include: Royal gramma - plans on upgrading to 12 or 22 long. Cleaner shrimp Blue and red legged hermits x4 x1 Naussarius x1 Unknown species of scavenging snail x2 Astrea x3 Coral: Red Monti cap Torch Rainbow acan Devils hand Kenyan tree Utter chaos zoas Cheato algae in mini refuge Any input is regarding my apparent nutrient, pest and stocking problems are really appreciated. Looking to upgrade in the near future. Cheers from a student reefer! Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Which black sand is that? I have had major algae issues with Tahitian moon sand, and have heard others had algae issues with black sand as well. Which light are you using? If it's too white, it may also be contributing to algae issues. Nitrates will read 0 as it's all being taken up by algae. You might find similar with phosphates. Stirring the sand during water changes to remove detritus may help. Are you running both hobs on full blast with the other pump? That could be a lot of flow in a 5.5. Regarding the flatworms, unfortunately if they're the reddish brown ones, they can be problematic. I'd research ways to get rid of them, though you can siphon them out during water changes to help control numbers. Lastly, welcome to Nano-Reef! You have a neat scape and 5.5s are some of my favorites. I just took one down (consolidating). Quote Link to comment
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