Unfortunately this build has not gone as planned and I'm loosing the battle against algae. As most of us, when dealing with situations like this, the thought about calling it quits ponders on.
As expected with a new setup, I've battle the usual hair algae and cyano and was able to come on top, but with this algae, I'm really struggling with, it looks like hair algae but builds tough turfs that makes it harder to remove. I tried the usual pull by hand, toothbrush and lots of doses of Algaefix, some rocks are almost completely covered while others are almost clear.
The tank parameters are stable, and prior to the algae growing, all corals were thriving.
RO-DI TDS 0
Salinity 1.026
Ca 450
dKH 8.5
Mg 1410
pH 8.1~
Temp 78
Nitrates 0
PO4 0 (Salifert)
In a last effort, I going to look for a couple of rubbermaid tanks or similar in order to pull all of the corals into one and cook the rocks on the other.
I would like to hear your suggestions.
Thanks in advance.