up the ph .5 when you already have the effluent slow, you need to adjust the ph to not dissolve the argonite as quickly. I just had to do that w/ this new bath of A.R.M.
NH3/4: ~0.125 (between both colors on api test kit)NO2: ~0.20 (slightly lighter than 0.25)
NO3: 5.0
diatom! diatom!
the bloom has begun. (you gotta look close to find the spots everywhere)
5gal water change, then fish tomorrow! man that was quick.
So apparently i didnt notice my front LED panel became unplugged on day 14. it got plugged back in day 23. so that week growth was purely on reflection!