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Old 06-19-2016, 04:56 AM
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Might be time for a turf scrubber.
I think if the Mg doesn't do it, I'm packing it up. Out of ideas and not motivated to do more.
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Old 06-19-2016, 05:08 AM
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If your not into the turf scrubber then my suggestion would be adding vodka/vinegar and Foz Down directly into display tank(not sump or reactor) multiple times per day. The bacteria and Foz Down will out compete the algae for NO3 and PO4 and it will eventually die off.
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Running fozdown AND granules AND pellets now, and may look at replacing all the rock in a couple weeks. I can't really fit a scrubber into this, so not an option.
You think VSV/fozdown is a better option?
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Diy nitrate reactor and/or algae turf scrubber (like Tim stated)
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Diy nitrate reactor and/or algae turf scrubber (like Tim stated)
no room for scrubber in this setup
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With stubborn algae the key is to starve it. Any nitrate and phosphate released in the DT needs to be immediately neutralized. Can't wait until it theoretically reaches the sump because the algae grabs it before it gets to the sump.
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With stubborn algae the key is to starve it. Any nitrate and phosphate released in the DT needs to be immediately neutralized. Can't wait until it theoretically reaches the sump because the algae grabs it before it gets to the sump.
Makes sense. i'll give that some thought.
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ahhhh ok. I don't believe it has to be in the same sump, just connected on the side
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ahhhh ok. I don't believe it has to be in the same sump, just connected on the side
Can't really, little kid loose in the room, wife wouldn't be happy. Anything I do has to be contained within the stand.
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What about Lettuce nudis? Tech M didn't work for me either. The nudi made it disappear, until one day there was no more bryopsis and it died . That could at least give you a second option of control while you try the Foz Down VV method
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