lukeg1981
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Update, the tank is growing nuisance algae still.
All the test kits say that everything looks good. So phosphates and nitrates are getting used as fast as they are introduced. I was thinking about anything that may be causing the nuisance algae to continue to grow, and I remembered that a lfs told me to ad a nylon stocking with a fist full of Seachem Matrix biomedia. It's underneath the rocks and doesn't get cleaned. I forgot it was even there.
Should I
A.) remove the biomedia clean it and return it under the rocks
B.) add it to the back (the back is already full with an intank basket and protein skimmer, it's a biocube so I could add it to chamber 3 with the pump)
C.) remove it all together
If you cleaned the biomedia, would you just rinse with RODI water?
Could this be a source of nitrates and phosphates?
Does anyone clean rocks and coral? I usually siphon around the rocks and coral and leave them untouched. I do use a turkey baster to clear debris from the rocks and coral.
All the test kits say that everything looks good. So phosphates and nitrates are getting used as fast as they are introduced. I was thinking about anything that may be causing the nuisance algae to continue to grow, and I remembered that a lfs told me to ad a nylon stocking with a fist full of Seachem Matrix biomedia. It's underneath the rocks and doesn't get cleaned. I forgot it was even there.
Should I
A.) remove the biomedia clean it and return it under the rocks
B.) add it to the back (the back is already full with an intank basket and protein skimmer, it's a biocube so I could add it to chamber 3 with the pump)
C.) remove it all together
If you cleaned the biomedia, would you just rinse with RODI water?
Could this be a source of nitrates and phosphates?
Does anyone clean rocks and coral? I usually siphon around the rocks and coral and leave them untouched. I do use a turkey baster to clear debris from the rocks and coral.