Ok, my water has ALWAYS had problems with high nitrates and phosphates straight from the tap. I've got a sump, refugium with macro algae, skimmer running on my tank, I try to feed my fish sparingly to keep the waste down, do frequent water changes, use phosphate and nitrate remover, but it still remains a problem (part in due to the **** quality town water I have)
My tank is mostly good though, corals seem happy and growing, with the exception of hair algae. I see it start to grow and while this time the growth is slow I still want to keep it back so it doesn't end up strangling out my other life.
Any good-size fish/inverts that would tackle the hair algae? Has to be good size because creatures in my tank are all big and predatory for the most part.
My current inhabitants include: Russel's Lionfish, Sailfin Tang, Lyretail Wrasse, Tomato Clownfish, Snowflake Moray eel, and Green Wolf Eel. Tank is a 125 gallon. Don't have the cash right now to set up a RO system, and buying saltwater where I'm at is out of the question. (In VT, there's not much for saltwater suppliers)
My tank is mostly good though, corals seem happy and growing, with the exception of hair algae. I see it start to grow and while this time the growth is slow I still want to keep it back so it doesn't end up strangling out my other life.
Any good-size fish/inverts that would tackle the hair algae? Has to be good size because creatures in my tank are all big and predatory for the most part.
My current inhabitants include: Russel's Lionfish, Sailfin Tang, Lyretail Wrasse, Tomato Clownfish, Snowflake Moray eel, and Green Wolf Eel. Tank is a 125 gallon. Don't have the cash right now to set up a RO system, and buying saltwater where I'm at is out of the question. (In VT, there's not much for saltwater suppliers)
