Hi all!

New to the forums and new to the Saltwater Reef tank world.

Tank has been up for 3 months.

Had issues with Nitrates, Phosphates, GHA on glass, Cyano, etc.

Was led astray a little at the lfs when I purchased the tank and had a Magnum 350 canister and my LR as my filter.

I have been researching and shopping for sumps, skimmers, etc.

Found out about algae scrubbers and decided I had to try it.

Here it is with 5 days growth. I "seeded" it with some GHA I just grabbed off the back glass but the growth is amazing!







Tested the water today. API Reef Master Kit + API Nitrite test.

0 Nitrite <- normal for my tank and happy about that!
0 Nitrate! First time ever at zero! I have been fighting high nitrates with 20% water changes every 3-5 days. At their peak nitrates were 60+
<.25 Phosphates Like the nitrates, I had high phosphates. Water changes were keeping them in check.

I have not changed the water for almost 2 weeks now. Just top-offs.

First cleaning is scheduled for tomorrow. Should I use RO or just my very clean but very hard well water? My well water is awesome. I have had it tested extensively and I use it directly for water changes in all my FW tanks. I have an RO (No DI yet but it's coming soon)

I have a feeling this will not be the last Algae Scrubber I build. lol