macca0522
Mckenzie
@macca0522 · 2 months ago

12 days away, fed an appropriate amount of pellets every day and nori every 3-4 days. Phosphate 0.08, nitrate 0 (locked up in algae I’m guessing), alk 6.8. Scraping produced full sheets of algae which I tried to scoop out but the reef mat did 1.6m the day I cleaned it. I also have an INKBIRD and WiFi control of the ac. Final photo is after 20L water change. I’ll do another in two days to lower phosphate and raise alk slowly (coral pro salt will rapidly raise alk if I go any quicker). In future, I’d put a fan on the ‘chiller’ outlet for the INKBIRD and sit it to blow over the sump. Fish and inverts fine, green torch is only half extended (phosphate?), maybe some others have less colour but the alveo is the happiest I’ve ever seen it.

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User Avatar @macca0522 87d

Ran out of characters but meant to add it was very hot while I was away. The tank sat at 26.5C to 28.3C. Clearly the algae enjoyed it

User Avatar @AdventurousSwamp21 87d

nice setup vibes🔥

User Avatar @alimack04 86d

Love that cybarina

User Avatar @alimack04 86d

*n

User Avatar @Humble_Drizzle_37 86d

hang in there💪 algae sucks!

User Avatar @hendrietta 86d

good luck!

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