Does anyone know the most common problem as to why I am having to clean the glass on my 125 just about every other day. Its like a fine dust almost. i use a skimmer, uv, have corals, and about 6 fish mostly tangs. Everything alive in the tank is thriving. sand has great color, (no browning) rocks look good. COmes off very easy, just wondering if there might be away to prevent this.
Dirty Glass on tank
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been cutting back on feedings thinking it was related, but no change. 
You have excess nutrients. Despite your testing results, this is what the issue is. Your next step its to do any of the things to bring them under control; bio-pellets, carbon dosing, macros, w/c, better skimmer, add CUC. I don't like adding chemicals, but there are a variety of options with those a well.
With any of these methods, you are treating the symptoms. You need to find out what the cause is; overfeeding, non-rinsing frozen, insufficient nutrient export, old bulbs. HTH
With any of these methods, you are treating the symptoms. You need to find out what the cause is; overfeeding, non-rinsing frozen, insufficient nutrient export, old bulbs. HTH
Randy Holmes on what GFO is - http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-11/rhf/index.php
damontoy have you tried expanding your CUC?
damontoy have you tried expanding your CUC?
Granular Ferric Oxide, http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store...k-gfo-granular-ferric-oxide-phosphate-remover
Same for me right after LEDs went up. Mine went away along with many other algae issues when I started running a small bag of seachem Phosgaurd along with carbon. I didn't change feeding either in fact I have a least doubled it. I only clean the glass twice a week now maybe three times if I have company.
Reviving for some advice!
So tossed out the test I was using since it was a hand me down of a hand me down and no clue just how old it was. So new test just cheapy api from petsmart, but its now reading atleast 10ppm. Possibly a hair higher, i hate the damn color charts.
So standard reduction of feedings and rinsing the frozen *btw anyone have success rinsing cylopeeze?
Working on doing some reduction. Doing bi weekly water changes of about 20% total water volume. Switching out my gfo for carbon tonight as well.
But wanted advice on something I have never considered before.
After reading for a bit I kept coming across vodka dosing and a lot of success stories using it.
Id like to give it a try and have read up on the process and just wanted to get some opinions of those I trust as opposed to just reading one sided articles.
Also had read one reference to lime water helping to reduce nitrate? Never heard of kalk helping with this, is there any truth to it?
Vodka pros/cons
Limewater truth?
Anyone near the springs have any chaeto?>
As I finish typing that I recall that was the major change. When I got my leds the day after while doing my wc i left the damn bucket holding my chaeto in the basement and forgot it for a few days. Im guessing removing one major exporter contributed to this nitrate spike.
So tossed out the test I was using since it was a hand me down of a hand me down and no clue just how old it was. So new test just cheapy api from petsmart, but its now reading atleast 10ppm. Possibly a hair higher, i hate the damn color charts.
So standard reduction of feedings and rinsing the frozen *btw anyone have success rinsing cylopeeze?
Working on doing some reduction. Doing bi weekly water changes of about 20% total water volume. Switching out my gfo for carbon tonight as well.
But wanted advice on something I have never considered before.
After reading for a bit I kept coming across vodka dosing and a lot of success stories using it.
Id like to give it a try and have read up on the process and just wanted to get some opinions of those I trust as opposed to just reading one sided articles.
Also had read one reference to lime water helping to reduce nitrate? Never heard of kalk helping with this, is there any truth to it?
Vodka pros/cons
Limewater truth?
Anyone near the springs have any chaeto?>
As I finish typing that I recall that was the major change. When I got my leds the day after while doing my wc i left the damn bucket holding my chaeto in the basement and forgot it for a few days. Im guessing removing one major exporter contributed to this nitrate spike.