I am not saying that the starboard is the answer. The starboard is only to protect the glass in the event of a rock slide. I yanked the DSB because of NO life in it and hair algae growing on it. I have tried allot of things to rid the tank of the algae and I thought I would try removing the DSB since everything else so far didn't work.
I have tried all of the following.
BLasting the LR with a powerhead before performing the water changes.
I tried frequent 15 gallon water changes.
I tried large 30 gallon water changes.
I added 800 gph on a closed loop.
I added 2 maxijet 1200's.
I addes a Seio 800 powerhead.
I treid running phosgard
I tried running carbon
I changed the bulbs (MH and VHO's)
I tried cutting back on the lighting time.
I changed my RO/DI
I tired scrubbing the LR
I tried leaving the LR
I tried dripp kalk (kept cloging)
I tired adding snails (waste of money)
I tried adding crabs (waste of money they just eat the snails)
I test for PO4, Nitrate with 2 different Salifert kits.
I feed 1/2 cube of frozen mysis every 3 days.
I swapped my Myreef MR-1 skimmer for a new Euroreef ES-3 skimmer.
Water parameters:
Sal 1.024
PH 8.0-8.2
Temp 78-81
Cal 380
Alk 10 DKH
Mag 1200
Nitrate 0
PO4 0
Stocking:
2 small false percs
1 six-line wrasse
1 wesophelia
1 yellow acro frag (1 inch)
1 hydo frag (2 inch)
1 monti frag (1 inch)
1 branching frogspawn
1 branching hammer
1 maxima clam
Tank Equipment:
58 Ocenaic
Skimmer: Euroreef ES5-3
Mag 9 on sump return
Seio 800
2 Maxijet 1200's
Blueline HD40 on a SCWD for a closed loop
Won titanium heater connected to a Ranco dual stage controller (fan on cooling side)
PFO 250W HQI 10K pendat/ballast
Icecap660 - 2 VHO 95W Actinics
Poinpoint PH monitor
Lifegard Temp display
Auto topoff- powerhead in a rubbermaid connected to a float switch in the sump.
I got a Precision Marine Kalkreactor to be added once I get it working.
The LR thing next because I do not see any life like I used to on the LR. Even with the bare bottom I do not see any micro life. Could be a cause of some of the problem?
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