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Originally Posted by reef_raf
Everything but NO3 looks good. How much rock have you got? How much sand? The older bulb and the nitrates will certainly contribute to the algae. You want to get nitrates to 0 and the new light will help. If you have close to 1 pound of rock per gallon, the rock should control the nitrates. If not, there may be too much going into the tank.
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There are 31 lbs of live rock, so more than 1 lb/gallon. As for sand there is about 20 lbs of carribsea aragonite. I thought nitrates at 12ppm would be ok. How can I lower it to near zero. I feed sparingly and do 15% pwt weekly, and the fish bioload is low
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29G Biocube (top removed), 175w MH
torch, frogspawn, green candy cane, toadstool, zoo frag, xenia
percula clown, pigmy angel, yellow watchman goby, cleaner and peppermint shrimps
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