20 long questions

[NoahLikesFish]

When you have stuff that outcompetes stuff that’s how you make a balanced ecosystem. The only reason reefs in the wild aren’t hair algae balls from their level of nutrients is the sheer amount of corals in the reef and there’s anecdotal and researched evidence that this is true in aquaria

 

[Sharkbait19]

I don’t plan getting one. Did you remove the dying Val? If my plants die absolutely nothing happens. It might be the number of plants I have that smother any algae that could creep up. Also, with my sw tank it’s going to be the same. The general principle is you should plant or coral stock a tank as much as you can
Possibly afford, even if it’s just nutrient sinks like xenia or caleurpa

I took out the leaves when I could but left the roots (I’ve heard of it coming back), but back to the saltwater topic at hand.
Yes, more coral/algae does suck up nutrients (just don’t have more than your fish waste can support, I lost a shroom colony that way).

 

[windemerejack]

*shyly raises hand*

Lol, are you having therapy for it yet?

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I know. I’m going to dose soda ash and freshwater plant fertilizer or buy a ei dosing kit for pure phos and nitrate. Also phyto dosing when I go heavier on coral. Also my fish load is going to be higher than average but not at a point where the fish are cramped. Think of like a sedentary fish that is not active like a bn pleco in a 20 long is ok but it has high bioload

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I took out the leaves when I could but left the roots (I’ve heard of it coming back), but back to the saltwater topic at hand.
Yes, more coral/algae does suck up nutrients (just don’t have more than your fish waste can support, I lost a shroom colony that way).

Roots can’t grow without leafs. That’s like cutting a plant root off and hopping it will grow. Either you kicked up dirt or nutrient from ur substrate or you had too few plants

 

[Sharkbait19]

Lol, are you having therapy for it yet?

It all started when I was born...

 

[reefinatl]

82

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I might get to 2000 today lol

 

[reefinatl]

but back to the saltwater topic at hand.

and what topic would that be?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Roots can’t grow without leafs. That’s like cutting a plant root off and hopping it will grow. Either you kicked up dirt or nutrient from ur substrate or you had too few plants

In winters where Val lives the leaves melt away and come back when it becomes brighter and better.
I was using a cheap, crappy light (since upgraded to a better one) and the tank was recently made into a planted one, it previously wasn’t.

 

[Sharkbait19]

and what topic would that be?

Topics generally regarding the topics of General Saltwater topics

 

[ying yang]

Is there anybody here who has read all 81 pages?
Just curious

Yeah read all posts lol.
Go for cuppa and come back = 1- 2 pages.
Go to sleep and wake up = 8- 10 pages.
Like never ending story ^_^

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I’m talking about testing in a macroalgae dominant tank

 

[windemerejack]

I might get to 2000 today lol

Go for it.

 

[Tonycass12]

What? That isn’t how the nitrogen cycle works in fw, if I had a small plant die in fw nothing would happen and in salt if a small coral which has little to no impact on the system died and then I did a wc I don’t think anything’s going to crash unless it was like the sea apple that died after 10 years because my friend shocked it with a water change

Plants are not corals. Corals are animals and can release much more toxins when they die. I have a feeling you will eventually learn this the hard way.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Yeah read all posts lol.
Go for cuppa and come back = 1- 2 pages.
Go to sleep and wake up = 8- 10 pages.
Like never ending story ^_^

You must always stay vigilant

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Plants are not corals. Corals are animals and can release much more toxins when they die. I have a feeling you will eventually learn this the hard way.

I know corals release much more toxins and things but if I remove it right away and do a water change won’t it be fine?

 

[ying yang]

And i would say get all the basic tests.
Always good to test for something if something goes wrong or starts to look as if going wrong as our eyes are good indicators but cant see the chemistry in the water.
And if adding wood and whatever else you may add ,then everything reacts with everything either using more or something or less of something because of chemical reactions etc ( yes alot of things are inert but you get what im saying)

 

[Sharkbait19]

I know corals release much more toxins and things but if I remove it right away and do a water change won’t it be fine?

You won’t always be there once it dies. There are plenty of horror stories where even after a few hours things go to hell fast.

 

[windemerejack]

Yeah read all posts lol.
Go for cuppa and come back = 1- 2 pages.
Go to sleep and wake up = 8- 10 pages.
Like never ending story ^_^

Ive only read a couple of pages and i'm already confusedso no more for me, but long may it continue.