Can't wait til I can say the same with my 8 week old tank. The acryllic is literally covered in brown algae within 5 or 6 hours of being cleaned.
Nitrate looks fine though. I haven't tested for
phosphate. I did a 40% water change at the weekend - I know it's probably too much but I was careful with the temp and
salinity was spot on. Plan is to keep it at 25% every two weeks or 10% every week, depending on my mood. Haven't bothered with a protein
skimmer yet either as it looks a lot of messing about to do it in the BioCube 14.
Wondering if I should shorten the length of time the lights are on a bit...I have them programmed to be on 11.30 until 9.30pm and the Moonlights are on the rest of the time. It's not directly in a window either. Let me know if you've got any suggestions or if I need to splash out on another test kit.
Also have nudged the temperature up a few degrees to see if it helps with the Ich on my two fish - False Perc & Catalunia Goby.
Any suggestions, warning or experience welcome.
Thanks guys.
