parameter question

Do btas need a decent amount of nitrates because all the information I’ve seen talk about lighting, feeding, and flow. They also recommend keeping low nutrients to keep them healthy but nothing specific. i had my tank for 10 months and my parameters are 0-2 Nitrates 0.02-0.04 phosphate alk 7.4(...

What are recommended parameters for keeping and coral growth in a mix reef ? And what instant ocean salt to be used ? Kinda new to reef tanks.

Hi, soooo I’m 8 months in! Generally speaking I do water changes every Wednesday and Sunday. If I don’t do a water change I dose Microbe-Lift Special Blend and Microbe-Lift Nite-Out II. I never go more than a week without a water change. My biggest issue is Nitrate. All of my other parameters...

Hi, I've seen a lot of people selling Hanna checkers recently, along with a lot of people having issues with contradictory/fluctuating readings. My question is are they actually worth the money or has the initial excitement about multicoloured eggs worn off?

Long story short, I replaced my old tank almost two weeks ago, I was assisted by my local fish shop guy who helped me move across my rock work, replaced the sand and used some of the old water ( we didnt want to use too much since my nitrates were sky high due to the use of a canister filter for...

Hello! I am just reaching a month into my fish less cycle for a 40 gallon tank and I am not sure if I should do a water change. *first tank I have ever cycled* Here are my current testings and I have added ammonia once to bring it up to 4ppm about 4 days ago. 1/18 PH: 7.6 Ammonia: 1ppm...

Hi all, This tank is new to me as of 3 months ago, but was up and running for over 2 years and i didn’t take it down. It’s a 10g jbj AIO with global nano 2.0 LED lights. I was recently gone for Christmas for 2.5 weeks and had an ATO failure. Thankfully i had a camera on the tank and a nice...

26g AIO with a decent amount of Lps and softies. After a major crash back in November 23, i added new corals to fill the tank back up in January this year since i lost basically everything in the crash. I noticed my alk didnt drop even after a month, then now 2 months. But purple coraline is...

So basically i have a new 60-liter nano tank with stable parameters except for a low phosphate level (0ppm) checked with hanna ulr phosphorous checker . The nitrate level is at the desired range (8 ppm). I am considering dosing phosphate additive to reach 0.03-0.05 ppm (nyos phosphate) , but i...

I've been in the reef hobby for 5 years now and have always stuck to LPS and soft corals. I have a few SPS in my tank now and have not seen any growth in them over the past few months. I have also noticed some algae growing on the Pavona. I have a green slimer, red digitata, green Pavona and red...