drew300
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hey guys this is a question for those of you that have been in the hobby for a while or for anyone who has experience in carbon dosing. I have a 55 gallon tank with LPS corals. The tank has been running for about 15 months. I have been doin some research on carbon dosing to help beneficial bacteria. Lately I have been having a big problem with GHA and cyano. I have been doing water changes every couple days to bring my nutrients down. I actually managed to get my nitrates down to 0 my phosphates read between 0-0.25 it's hard to tell. The cyano has completely disappeared but I think it's because the GHA out competed for the nutrients. I can't seem to understand why I still have hair algae. I don't have a sump so I can't start a fuge or add reactors. I do have gfo and chemipure in my HOB filter and HOB protein skimmer. I'm thinking my bacteria population is down and I'm planning on carbon dosing. I can't make up my mind on what to use vodka, sugar, or vinegar. I also read that bacteria need both nitrates and phosphates to grow as well as carbon. What are your thoughts. My tank isn't that stocked. I only have a misbar blood clown, blue damsel, and 2 Bangai cardinals. I just recently got ridnof a lytretail anthias. I only feed maybe 3 times a week.