Exactly seems counter intuitive.Why are you trying to grow it?
I like high nutrients now. To many issues doing low. I prefer no3 15+ and po4 .1+. I dose to keep them up.
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Exactly seems counter intuitive.Why are you trying to grow it?
What do you keep mag , cal and Alk at ?Honestly as an experienced sps and acro grower, the higher the nutrients the better. I have seen nothing but success and improvement the higher I push the nutrients in my tank. I actually have to dose n03 and p04 daily as acropora are like sponges for nutrients. Even at the lower end of the par (325) top of rocks I have never seen any browning or loss of color only increases with my nutrient increase. I have never run gfo, Carbon, Carbon dosing, refugium, ATS and I only run my skimmer for an hour or 2 every few days. Each tank is going to respond differently but for a tank packed full of acropora the more available nutrients the healthier the corals. Your gonna get mixed answers all over the spectrum but I’ll let my DT speak for itself...
Good point. I'll edit my post. Brain fartI'd be very wary of the 0 end of that range, unless you are carefully dosing amino acids or ammonia.
May I ask why that is? I just tested my no3 at 9.9 and po4 at 0.21. Just did a while tank transfer and my skimmer and reactor broke so I just setup the new ones. Running rows phos. So if I could get po4 down a bit the nitrates arent concerning to you? I run mostly softing and some lps so I know they arent as picky as spsExactly seems counter intuitive.
I like high nutrients now. To many issues doing low. I prefer no3 15+ and po4 .1+. I dose to keep them up.
If there are no problems with the tank, why worry about nitrates or phosphate levels? Imo I would not be using Rowaphos at .21.May I ask why that is? I just tested my no3 at 9.9 and po4 at 0.21. Just did a while tank transfer and my skimmer and reactor broke so I just setup the new ones. Running rows phos. So if I could get po4 down a bit the nitrates arent concerning to you? I run mostly softing and some lps so I know they arent as picky as sps
Fait enough, why worry if things are going well, make sense! Dows bubble algea thrive in a low phosphate environment of it might just be a coincidenceIf there are no problems with the tank, why worry about nitrates or phosphate levels? Imo I would not be using Rowaphos at .21.
I just started using a small amount of Rowaphos in my tank as my level of phosphate is .4+. I have seen more bubble algae lately, and I assume it’s from that. My fish and corals seem to not care about the levels though.
. and I have come to the conclusion that you want to keep your NO3 as high as you can (within reason) without causing a runaway algae problem
That’s the same goes for meI get the best color(s) out of my sps with NO3 ~10-15 and PO4 >.1
What will you see if nitrates and phosphates are too low? I have heard that you will likely get algae blooms with higher nutrients, but if they are too low, what are the signs you look for?My No3 runs at 20ppm and phosphate at 0.1. Corals look fine.
Every tank is different. Just watch your corals and ull know what to do.
What will you see if nitrates and phosphates are too low? I have heard that you will likely get algae blooms with higher nutrients, but if they are too low, what are the signs you look for?
What will you see if nitrates and phosphates are too low? I have heard that you will likely get algae blooms with higher nutrients, but if they are too low, what are the signs you look for?
Thanks for the info! Would you see lps not fully extend as well?Corals get pale and grow poorly, macroalgae grows poorly, and there's a dino risk.