latest water test, algae

[daytonaconnecti]

i am using ro/di water, also i did see one exo floating, i will blow off the rock when i do my next water cahnge this weekend

 

[daytonaconnecti]

went over my rocks to day wow where they dirty.... i guess i need to make that part of my upkeep plan, or think of a way to get flow over my rocks, but i dont think i can get anything better then me doing it...then a water change.

 

[Krish]

Yup...I do it religiously now. It's amazing what comes off of the rocks with using a powerhead...

 

[daytonaconnecti]

will taht always be a thing with the rocks?

 

[NaH2O]

That is one of the great things about live rock. It has the ability to shed detritus through bacterial turgor. You just want to keep up with it, and you'll probably notice after you've been BB for sometime that the shedding lessens. I've removed a bunch of LR from my tank (to cook), and the rock that remains is shedding like mad. These were pieces from my sump and fuge, so they must have been doing some heavy processing, or the lack of flow in the sump caused them to accumulate too much detritus. Keep ontop of your water parameters, and let's see what happens with the algae. RO/DI is definately going to be beneficial....I don't think we can get away with tap water in Indy.