GTfish
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
My 37 gal FOWLR set up has been running for over a month. I did a 12 gallon water change after it cycled, and it continues to show signs of green and brown algae growth. Tank parameters are below:
Temp: 81
Salinity: 1.026 sg (adding fresh RO/DI to lower)
ph: 7.7-7.8
Nitrates: 12 mg/L
Nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0
I have a two inch ls bed and 50 lbs of lr, and I am using oceanic salt w/ RO/DI water. Tank inhabitants include 5 crabs, and a ton of hitchhikers from my lr. Does the ls/lr not provide enough buffering capacity? I was hoping to keep this tank almost all natural; do most people have to add buffering agents to keep their pH stable? Thanks alot!!
Temp: 81
Salinity: 1.026 sg (adding fresh RO/DI to lower)
ph: 7.7-7.8
Nitrates: 12 mg/L
Nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0
I have a two inch ls bed and 50 lbs of lr, and I am using oceanic salt w/ RO/DI water. Tank inhabitants include 5 crabs, and a ton of hitchhikers from my lr. Does the ls/lr not provide enough buffering capacity? I was hoping to keep this tank almost all natural; do most people have to add buffering agents to keep their pH stable? Thanks alot!!