Who said you even need a sand bed .. Barebottom here .. With high flow detritus only settles in two small spots and I siphon it out every week or two ..
You may need to add a hang on the back protein skimmer. Idk how much you feed but your high nutrients will keep all that algae growing like crazy. You can also add zooplankton and beneficial bacteria to help balance to get rid of diatoms. Last syphoning you gravel is ok it doesn't restart your cycle. Good luck.
dose beneficial bacteria regularly. Also too much white light could be the cause. maybe invest in a reef specific light, or if u have a reef light gradually use more blue light.
Corals are from a local fish shop with great people. It’s a aqueon 29 gallon from petco usually 90 but right now it’s at $45, petco stand too. Its not the prettiest but I like it
I never clean my sand beds .. love the blenny should do a great job .. beautiful new coral
Who said you even need a sand bed .. Barebottom here .. With high flow detritus only settles in two small spots and I siphon it out every week or two ..
Sand bed is more bio filtration
Yes but also a detritus sinkhole .. all really depends on what you are trying to keep ..
An urchin will knock out that hair algae
Hmmm I haven’t tried that one yet
You should try one .. I don’t really have any algae in mine ..
Check the whites on your light. I would also suggest a hang on the back refugium. It helped me get my gha under control. Plus the pods love it.
Will definitely look into the refug! Just not sure which one to get. I also need to look into a new light
keep them coming keep it real
Always!
You may need to add a hang on the back protein skimmer. Idk how much you feed but your high nutrients will keep all that algae growing like crazy.
You can also add zooplankton and beneficial bacteria to help balance to get rid of diatoms. Last syphoning you gravel is ok it doesn't restart your cycle. Good luck.
Iv thought about it but haven’t given in, definitely need to add something. Should I just keep siphoning the sand bed?
@505Aquatics yes that's fine. Try NoPox to help boost your good bacteria.
dose beneficial bacteria regularly. Also too much white light could be the cause. maybe invest in a reef specific light, or if u have a reef light gradually use more blue light.
You need more flow in that tank
True! I’m thinking of switching to the hygger wave maker
We’re do you get all of your corals from and what tank is that and how much did you get it for
Corals are from a local fish shop with great people. It’s a aqueon 29 gallon from petco usually 90 but right now it’s at $45, petco stand too. Its not the prettiest but I like it
Can u turn the power down on your light or is it a light were you can’t cause if you can I would
I can but it resets daily, the light has a weird spectrum too I need a new one
i had GHA like you until I turned down the duration on my lights, stopped dosing coral food (nutrient control), and got asteria snails
I definitely need a new light. None of my CUC or fish seem to be eating the hair algae, most actually starve out I’m not sure why
Dose some copepods 🤷🏻♂️