
Live Rock Almost Wiped Out this Acro Tank
One batch of live rock sent phosphates from 0.03 to 0.3 and nearly wrecked a thriving acro tank.
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Matt Smoyer of Carolina Reefing Community had acros growing faster than visitors could believe, until extra live rock in the sump shocked the whole system. I talk with him about rebuilding stability, why his tank eats phosphate instead of building it up, and why he skips filter socks and runs a skimmer he calls undersized on purpose. We also get into water changes…
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