Sorry mate lost me there
zero ammonia, nitrites and nitrates?
anyway zero nitrates ain't always the best thing in the world
sounds to me like your nitrates are locked up in algae colonys
which is cool
just make sure in your quest for zero nitrates ya don't starve your filter
bacteria hey




"KurtG" wrote in message
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I've finally arrived. My diatoms are starting to subside as well. I
haven't cleaned my back glass in a few days and I can still see through
it.

I still have some fluff balls of algae around, but my rocks have reemerged
from their jungle phase.

I also have a turbo snail sporting a huge green fluff ball of algae. I
suppose I should get a shot of that before the lawnmower blenny finds him.

Wow, it's been a huge amount of work (most of it useless) to get here.
There's a lot of learning curve to this hobby, but then again, I just
jumped in without researching it. Not recommended.

--Kurt