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I would try to dose silicates to have your diatoms explode. It might do something.

I forgot to add that you also need to perform water changes if you are dosing 2-part as your salinity will increase over time.

It is true that it won't restore traces or fully export your nutrients. Traces have to be supplemented and nutrients rely on other methods for export. However, it still dilutes possible toxins, metals, and other things that we don't test for or know about.

I do a 3 gallon water change daily on my 209 gallon system with AWC. It has helped kept my tank stable. I also siphon out detritus like once a month. I think once you have a handle on your nutrients, you should implement something like this.

I had this urchin for like 3-4 years, but I realized he got too big for my tank. I would recommend him in a 200+ gallon tank. Located in Sunnyvale.

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Located in Sunnyvale. I'm afraid of this coral taking over my tank. White Spectrum:

It seems like you’ll be doing a lot of things others have suggested. I would just feed less and perform routine water changes. I was able to control my nutrients without chemical intervention.

It seems like you don’t have enough nutrient export to support the amount of food you are feeding. To me, the high nitrate is a red flag in a new tank. It might be okay in a thriving reef with a lot of coral mass, but not in a tank with a few frags. For phosphates, I’m not too sure. My tank...

Someone from R2R used silicate dosing to help with lyngbya. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/silicate-dosing-for-reef-tanks.1129689/

My gigantic hammer thrives with 250-300 par, medium to high indirect flow, 10 nitrates, and .4 ppm phosphates (high). It is not as fluffy if ALK is close to 9, so that is why I maintain 7-8 DKH. From my experience, large colonies are more tolerant to high flow. I have my gyres at 100% and it...

Thanks for the frag! Loved seeing your tank.

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I would be interested in a green slimer.

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I just added CC 21 Tails Torch to DBTC. Located in Sunnyvale. I will prioritize members who are able to care for Torch Corals/SPS. Don't want the frags dying in new tanks. Colony picture from my old Tank: There are 6 frag(s) available right now. This thread was automatically created by...

Scraped the back glass. I think it looks much better vs a coralline background. Added a portable cabinet, so I could clear out my tank cabinet.