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@LeedsReefer · 4 weeks ago

HELP-TANK IN CRISIS

I came back from holiday today only to be greeted with algea, murky water and retracted corals, help please, tests on their way soon

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User Avatar @LeedsReefer 29d
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That’s the tank after a glass clean and turkey bastering

User Avatar @LeedsReefer 29d

Nitrates are at around 30ppm and phosphates is 0ppm

User Avatar @skebo 28d

Add carbon if your not already using it. Rox .8 Water change to get nitrates below 10. Going to have to dose phosphates. Np- bacto-balance by tropic marin adds both in desired ratio. You may still need to bump phosphates up alone though. Hows your skimmer collecting? Running uv? Not necessary just asking.

User Avatar @Soothing_Hold_52 28d

Yo big water change asap and check flow! Algae loves low flow and high nitrates. Also run carbon and maybe add some cleanup crew if you can in your

User Avatar @LeedsReefer 28d

Yea done a water change

User Avatar @Reine 28d

Do a 15% water change and test your big 3 as well. Retracted corals usually means there's a swing in your big 3. For algae, if and only if it's not a dinoflagellatae, add some cleanup crews since they'll do even better than ourselves. I highly recommend a turbo snail and some nassarius snail.

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