cant control nitrates while removing HA

[nrosdal]

feeding has been cut back for my fish but the clean up crew is feasting on so much algae that their waste is giving some major nitrate issues. i have my skimmer running a little wetter then normal to help export a little extra waste and the only foam pad i have in the tank is a small one on the skimmer return to kill the bubbles and is cleaned very regularly.

blueabyss... what did u mean when u said to Change your 'fuge so it's focus is nutrient export.?

my ats is for exporting nutrients as is my skimmer and i am adding cheto in hopes that will help. any other suggestions? i was considering putting some rubble or a sand bed in the fuge but have read so many conflicting opinions on that subject that i left it bare.