bri74
Reefing newb
can I get some opinions on this biomax stuff for canister filters?
The ceramic rings are only going to do something if you have ammonia levels in the tank. The rings help convert ammonia into nitrate. Your algae problem is most likely caused by a combination of nitrates and phosphates. Start running GFO in a reactor and buy a bigger skimmer. Seaclones are notoriously ineffective and is probably only producing stuff because you have quite a bit of DOC's. The trick is going to be to increase the rate at which organics are being removed from the tank and get your phosphates lowered.
Dude,
This is EASY as eating apple pie.
You got hair algae because you got nitrates. You have large aggressive fish that eat a lot and that makes ammonia which is broken down into nitrates by your biological filtration.
All ya need is some cheato macroalgae. Use it just like a filter. It grows when you feed it nitrates and phosphates. Put some in the sump under any cheap light and cut it back 50% every month. Toss it in the trash.
All the fancy chemicals and filters in the world won't do as good a job as natural cheatomorpha macroalgae.
A DSB would help too. They convert nitrates into harmless nitrogen gas.
k cool I will get one of those baskets that hang in the tank to put the cheato in cause I dont have a sump. My sand bed is about 3 inches deep.
what about a in tank refugium such as this one?
http://www.aquariumguys.com/refugium.html