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    I was about to mention that. I actually stop carbon dosing on Monday when the light came in.

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    I feel like I am creating an experimint on the primatial ooze. Also, right is old light and left is new light.
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    Well I think that light is not the issue.

    When you were gone for months, what was different in top-offs and water changes?

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    Water changes didn't happen while I was deployed. The water top may had some high TDS as my wife never purge the RODI. So that added to my nutrient issue. Also I know my carbon dosing quit on me due to a clogged tube.

    Now I am doing two week water changes of about 30gals each. I am making sure the TDS is zero when adding to my top off water and my water changing.

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    Yours is another case of carbon dosing occurring during low-growth. Let's see how it goes since you stopped dosing.

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    Well do. My goal is to stop using my skimmer as well. I really don't think that thing is doing the job required of it (being too larger). Just idles (a lot)or skims wet. But I will wait until these starts up before I take it offline.

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    Old light on the left and new light on the right. Algae is a thick ball of goo to me.
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    Well you can toothbrush out some more nutrients now.

    How is your top-off and w/c tds?

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    still zero. I am back on track with that. But, I am thinking of removing my skimmer this water change. It idles too much.

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    Well I'd say just let it sit and grow, like it did when you were gone. Something is slowing it down and maybe it will let up.

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