Inverts keep dying. HELP!

[Haus]

First I tried vinegar to lower nitrates but no improvement in algae. I found I had zero phosphate with nitrates 40-50. Getting phosphate up over 0.3 nitrates have dropped to about 25 and the gha has not been growing. Before each water change I spot treat an area with hydrogen peroxide. Been a few weeks and I’m not seeing much come back and finally no long strands. Once I feel I can support the inverts I hope that cleanup crecontinues the job. It’s not beautiful but it’s steadily and slowly improving.

 

[Haus]

I’ve used brightwell neophos to bring the phosphates up. theres a formula. In My 65 I’ve used a half a cap once a week for the past two water changes. tou Need to have phosphates to lower the nitrates.

 

[Salted]

I just feel like I have tried everything. I am testing zero phosphates but the GHA is insane..... I am debating getting GFO or using phosphate remover.

You have zero phosphate and want to use gfo/po4 remover? I'm confused. Aside from that your zero po4 is part of your gha issue. I'd be removing rocks and doing manual removal and hydrogen peroxide scrub. I have a bottle of neophos you're welcome to.

 

[Hallowhead]

IVE TURNED A CORNER. THANK YOU CHATGPT...

I'll be honest I've beaten dino multiple times with this approach, but trusted Google search for this GHA.

I've lowered my photo period drastically, turned UV off, stopped weekly water changes and started dosing phosphate and within 48 hours my GHA has reduced by maybe 50%

Yes I still need several weeks before it rebounds 100% but let me tell you trust in AI

 

[Hallowhead]

I’ve used brightwell neophos to bring the phosphates up. theres a formula. In My 65 I’ve used a half a cap once a week for the past two water changes. tou Need to have phosphates to lower the nitrates.

Everything I read said my rocks were leached and loaded with phosphate and I needed to remove more phosphate, but it's about reaching equilibrium and then removing it organically.

You have zero phosphate and want to use gfo/po4 remover? I'm confused. Aside from that your zero po4 is part of your gha issue. I'd be removing rocks and doing manual removal and hydrogen peroxide scrub. I have a bottle of neophos you're welcome to.

I think I'm good. I have loudwolf trisodium phosphate on hand and whipped up a solution with chat gpt help !

 

[kevin]

I stopped doing water changes weekly as well. Ill do them every 2 weeks or so. I feel like my tank is much happier

 

[Haus]

What was your light period before and what is it now?

 

[Hallowhead]

What was your light period before and what is it now?

It was 12 hours and now it's 9

 

[Haus]

Thanks. Hopefully you‘ll have success with inverts. great follow for me since we’re having very similar issues.

 

[Hallowhead]

My tank has hit a stand still. My GHA is severely reduced and becoming translucent but it's not letting go. I have not a single snail in my tank but my urchins are doing gods work and anywhere they eat the GHA it's not growing back. My chaeto is dense and dark green so it's fighting the GHA.

I may add a snail or two tomorrow to see how it fairs.

I'm also gonna remove some rocks tomorrow or Friday and thoroughly scrub them.

My filter roller was also not setup right lol

 

[kevin]

All good things!
My urchin doesnt do the best with hair algae. And my turbo snails dont last. Think my Hermits are eating them lol

 

[Hallowhead]

All good things!
My urchin doesnt do the best with hair algae. And my turbo snails dont last. Think my Hermits are eating them lol

I thought it was the hermits, but when they just stop moving and stay still, I find bristle worms get them.

It's so weird as I'm seeing more and more people having invert issues and I just don't get it - it's mostly people with GHA and the big names of the reef world just keep saying add more add more you need loads but I've spent 200 plus on inverts and they're all dead. So I'm done doing that until I can let one survive.

My urchins crush the GHA and Coraline algae

 

[kevin]

I thought it was the hermits, but when they just stop moving and stay still, I find bristle worms get them.

It's so weird as I'm seeing more and more people having invert issues and I just don't get it - it's mostly people with GHA and the big names of the reef world just keep saying add more add more you need loads but I've spent 200 plus on inverts and they're all dead. So I'm done doing that until I can let one survive.

My urchins crush the GHA and Coraline algae

Crabs dont really last in my tank as well. I had a few green emeralds and 4 pitho crabs. I now have 1 monster pitho and 1 more. The monster one could be killing them, but he seems friendly lol.
I do have GHA. Not super long, I've just been scrubbing the rock inside the tank haha

 

[Rueric]

If you can fit any tangs in there, or perhaps a lawnmower blenny

 

[Hallowhead]

If you can fit any tangs in there, or perhaps a lawnmower blenny

Tried a lawnmower, he died. I have plenty of tangs they don't touch it