Macro Algae- Trimming the garden

RxMike · 02/21/2015, 04:56 PM

My refugium is full of macro algae. I have not trimmed it. My nitrates are reading around 5 and phosphate are 0.08 on the Salifert kits. I wonder if it is time to trim some macro algae. Does trimming the macro algae help the algae be more effective?

mcgyvr · 02/21/2015, 05:12 PM

trimming/trashing it is how you "export" nitrates/phosphates,etc.. from the tank thats bound up in the algae..

RxMike · 02/22/2015, 09:27 AM

I see reefers sharing macro algae all the time. If your taking someone else macro algae aren't u taking their nitrates and phosphates also?

02/21/2015, 04:56 PM	#1
RxMike Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 367	Macro Algae- Trimming the garden My refugium is full of macro algae. I have not trimmed it. My nitrates are reading around 5 and phosphate are 0.08 on the Salifert kits. I wonder if it is time to trim some macro algae. Does trimming the macro algae help the algae be more effective?

02/22/2015, 09:27 AM	#3
RxMike Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 367	macroalgae I see reefers sharing macro algae all the time. If your taking someone else macro algae aren't u taking their nitrates and phosphates also?

02/21/2015, 05:12 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	trimming/trashing it is how you "export" nitrates/phosphates,etc.. from the tank thats bound up in the algae..