Tank is exactly 3.5 months old today.
I've had high (25 - 10) nitrates since cycling. A few weeks after cycling phosphates undetectable with Hanna LR checker (not Hanna ULR checker, I don't own the ULR).
About two weeks ago, had my first algae bloom in the form of lime green algae on lit areas, then turned brown (or was overtaken by brown, I dunno). It's mostly resolved itself now, I didn't do anything.
Now I've got no nitrates and still no phosphates.
Corals are growing but maybe not as fast as they should (I don't really have experience to know).
My skimmer finally seems to be working better, but it's still very wet skimmate.
I've turned off the skimmer for tonight. Last night, I fed reef roids using Julian's Thing to the corals. LFS suggested this, to prevent corals from bleaching and he seemed to think this could help raise phosphate and nitrate after 3-4 days.
Wondering how worried I should be at this point. Would like to avoid Dinos, and I know corals need phosphate. I have 4 small fish I tend to overfeed (they poop a lot but the food isn't going to the tank bottom). Wondering too if there's enough in the water but the remaining light algae is pulling stuff out, maybe system is not dead zero and it ok? Not sure how to think about where the tank is at, comments/advice appreciated.
I've had high (25 - 10) nitrates since cycling. A few weeks after cycling phosphates undetectable with Hanna LR checker (not Hanna ULR checker, I don't own the ULR).
About two weeks ago, had my first algae bloom in the form of lime green algae on lit areas, then turned brown (or was overtaken by brown, I dunno). It's mostly resolved itself now, I didn't do anything.
Now I've got no nitrates and still no phosphates.
Corals are growing but maybe not as fast as they should (I don't really have experience to know).
My skimmer finally seems to be working better, but it's still very wet skimmate.
I've turned off the skimmer for tonight. Last night, I fed reef roids using Julian's Thing to the corals. LFS suggested this, to prevent corals from bleaching and he seemed to think this could help raise phosphate and nitrate after 3-4 days.
Wondering how worried I should be at this point. Would like to avoid Dinos, and I know corals need phosphate. I have 4 small fish I tend to overfeed (they poop a lot but the food isn't going to the tank bottom). Wondering too if there's enough in the water but the remaining light algae is pulling stuff out, maybe system is not dead zero and it ok? Not sure how to think about where the tank is at, comments/advice appreciated.
