pecan2phat
Aquarium Advice Freak
Okay guys, I need your advice whether to turn my 90g FO tank with a ton of dead coral into a FOWLR tank or not. Here's my concerns: the tank is running fine for the past 15 yrs with minimal water changes (I'm talking maybe 4 per year, but since my R/O-DI purchase, I will be more dilligent) and my ammonia, nitite are 0, with nitrate @ 10 ppm & phosphate @ 0.1 ppm all without R/O water and the tank is heavily stocked. If I decide to remove all the dead coral and place LR in, will I gain much advantage based on my current levels? Will I gain disadvantages such as detrius build up near the base of the foundation LR? My fear is that the LR does not take off and becomes a natural source for hair algae. This happened 10 yrs ago when I tried to turn my 58g into a FOWLR and soon afterwards, I had to take out the LR and replace with dead corals. As with the dead corals, I never have a hair algae problem.
If you guys recommend I do this than here's another ?, I know my large Angels will pick off a lot of stuff of the rocks & my Harlequin Tusk will devour any crabs that hitch hike ( no cleanup crew for me), but will they leave mushrooms alone?
Please give me all the pros & cons guys. Thanks.
Also, if I go with FOWLR & have an outbreak of Ich, I cannot treat the tank with copper but how does the reef safe stuff work?
If you guys recommend I do this than here's another ?, I know my large Angels will pick off a lot of stuff of the rocks & my Harlequin Tusk will devour any crabs that hitch hike ( no cleanup crew for me), but will they leave mushrooms alone?
Please give me all the pros & cons guys. Thanks.
Also, if I go with FOWLR & have an outbreak of Ich, I cannot treat the tank with copper but how does the reef safe stuff work?