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How many watts is the halide bulb?
250 watt halide with 4 t5 actinics should be plenty
I run a 250 14k phoenix with 4- 420 geismann t5's on my
92 semi circle with no problems
Also you need to find out how old the bulbs are
If old you should replace them
I know u said its been up and running for a year but usually a diatom bloom is from new tank syndrome. Or u started out with tap water and u still have silicate in the water.
Good tank maintenance and time will rid the diatoms. Also trochus and astrea snails will eat it up for ya. Try to...
These guys hit it right on the head. :) less light and less food for now.
I gake it the tank is very new? Few weeks or months old? Did u stary witb rodi water or tap?
Dkh is alk! Don't dose until you test what your dosing for. In most cases unless u have a huge amount of corals you will not need to dose cal. You will get all you trace elements from your water changes. Granted your using rodi water and quality salt. But plz stop dosing until your testing...
Dillution is the solution to pollution.
Wc's are tour best friend when ur params are out of wack. I would steer clear of vodka or sugar dosing. As well as phosphate reactors. I run a refugium with a few mangroves and some cheateo and a skimmer( I dry skim a week a month only) Never ran a gfo...
Spend $20 on made up saltwater at the local petstore. Otherwise your gonna have to spend $100-$200 on an roDi filter. DO NOT start you tank with tap water. Its asking for trouble. I don't care how good u think ur water is. Spend the money and get rodi and or saltwater from ur lfs. Also don't...
Looks like a diatom bloom.
One week ago u setup ur tank and already have corals? Did u get used water from an established tank? I can't see you cycle being finished yet. Hence one of the reasons you have a diatom bloom. Its part of the early stages of the cycle. It will come and go throughout...