got some supplies in the mail from marinedepot.com today. Added an A/B calcium + Sr/Mb mixture from two little fishies and iodine. Got some new kalkwasser, iodine, carbon, Kent dKH, filter bags etc. Steadily changing 5-6 gal. at a time for past week. Added a filter bag of phosphate ban and a bag of bituminous carbon. Hair algae is being eaten by turbos in reef, phosphate levels seem to be decreasing, hair algae growth is slowing. Mangroves are still alive in refugium.
7 gallon water changes everyday for past 3 days. Trying to control hair algae. Dosing a lot of kalkwasser (1/2-3/4 gallons per day) plus trace elements. Added 2 mangrove plants to refugium and 4 large tonga snails from drs foster and smith.
12 blue leg hermits, 2 turbo snails, 2 emerald crabs added to reef. 1lb live rock to refugium.