Thanks for the warm welcome all!
I just listened to Ep64 and found it very informative but I still would like a bit more clarification on my specific questions.
You know, I battled HA for over a year and found my only fix was actually growing HA as my "macro" in my
refugium under 24hr lighting. And so although my display looks really good, it's frustrating for me knowing that none of the typical "fixes" on HA removal didn't work for me.
Phosphate removers, large water changes, seahares and long spine urchins. I'd love be able to test for
phosphate or
nitrate and actually read some present. And if I did I wouldn't feel so bad performing a large (expensive) water change knowing that there was some
phosphates or
nitrates present to be reduced by the water change.
FYI... My display is 150g mixed reef with about 115lbs
live rock and a 5"aragonite sand bed. It drains down to my basement and splits with one drain going a shallow grow out tank and then to the
sump. THe other drain travels through a 55G
refugium with about 35lbs
live rock and TONS of HA harvested every couple weeks illuminated by normal output 24 hour a day flourescents. From there it drains in my
sump where 2
skimmers await.
Topoff is
kalk rodi and feedings consist of a sheet of nori every day and frozen pre rinsed mysid shrimp (which is a new food to my reef for my new school of anthias).
Sorry for the rambling but I figured you all should know.
Looking forward to future threads and posts
Greg
