Originally Posted by DiverDude (Post 534048)

I too am having an HA problem. Ironically, it's come back SINCE I started running pellets.

I do a 15% water change every 7 days (max)
I feed very little
My Bioload is low
Pellets tumble hard

I've reduced my photo period and added a chiller and things are a bit better but not great.

I rented a sea hare from Red Coral but they only had a small one. I thougt it might be good to get in tight areas but the thing spent 2 days on the glass then disppeared into the rockwork never to be seen again. I tore half the tank apart to find him and nothing. Now I'm doing even more water changes !!

There is no easy answer/solution !

Originally Posted by Cameron (Post 534323)

I must say my skimmer is pulling harder than a woman's curling team. You have seen the vid of my pellets tumbling also.

The HA is bad, its flowing smoother than Fabio's hair....


AAAGH

Could my calc and alk and ph be so far off to cause this also?

Originally Posted by OceanicCorals-Ian- (Post 534114)

Highly efficient skimming is absolutely essential whether using PHA pellets, Zeovit, Fauna, or VSV nutrient control. You need to skim heavy and wet, you should also be dosing a bacteria product like, Microbacter 7 or Zeobac in order to increase the diversity of the bacterial colonization and prevent such things as a monoculture. You would only need to dose maybe once or twice a month.

Give it a shot!