Greetings all im new to the site and so glad i found it lots of good info and the podcasts are great
I have been batling with patches of hair algae, water quality seems exellent
nitrate 0
phosphate 0 . 25% weekly water change skimming, phosban(just in case), carbon etc etc so im exploring other options than water quality to fight it
Q1. what water turnover should i be aiming for in a 14 imperial gallon nano reef softies only...
gsp. psp.kenya tree and mushrooms,9 kg of
live rock
i am curreuntly at 15 times turnover using 2 powerheads and getting a little
detritus sitting on rocks (between turkey bastings) thus providing a nice environment for the hair algae to grow is this normal or do i need more flow i dont want to batter the softies with too much flow but cant seem to find any recomended turnover rates for softie tanks
Q2. my nano is lit by interpet dual 36w power compacts 50/50 daylight
actinic 9 hours per day, the daylight side being 6500k does this spectrum favour nuisance algae growth and if so would it be better to maybee switch to the triplus tube i believe they are 8300k, and an
actinic. also been looking at the arcadia 14000k
pc tube but not sure if the fittings will match
many thanks, microbius
