RMPD109
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I am getting along in my cycle(ammonia down and nitrite up) but I am noticing a lot of algae growth. I am having brown algae on the substrate and glass( it started earlier and I got some red leg hermits and they stopped it quickly) but it seems the crabs cant keep up. I am also having a dark red algae on my rock. It is not red slime but seems to be like coralline algae just a lot deeper red than purple. My testing is showing phosphates at .5 and not sure if this could be the start of a problem. I tested the water I add to the tank tonight and it had 1.0 phosphates. Since my tank has a lower mg/l than the originating water should I just let it go or should I still be concerned. I purchased some phos-zorb but not sure if I should add it now or wait until cycling is complete. Just not sure where to go now. Sorry for the long post and please help.