I hope you are using RO/DI!
I'm a firm believer in,"if you can count your snails,you don't have enough".
Also,I'm going to get a phosphate reactor for sure.I've been hearing good things about Phoshar as the media.
As I mentioned on time on here I won some Phos stop at one of the BRS raffles.I figured I would give it a shot.Skimmer when crazy for 24 hrs.
But the HA has all but disapeared.I even have to suppliment my emerald with formula 2 as there's no green left.lol
I weed by hand often also.But what I take out doesn't grow back.