Since I removed the GFO, phosphate is rising. Couple days ago, NO3 is 5ppm, phosphate is 0.15ppm. Today, NO3 is 1 ppm, phosphate is 0.3 ppm. I added back some GFO to the bag of carbon. Still not using the reactor yet.
Also harvested about 1 gallon of chaeto out. It looked like too full that limited it's grow.
Lights are on now, running a 6 week acclimation periods from 40%. I don't have much coral in the tank yet. So far I got 5 acan frags and 2 acro frags. Have an Achilles tang in, about a week now. It's still very skeptical when I'm near by. But the webcam showed he's picking the rock all days.
Thinking back about the talk , I should try carbon dose again, so that bacteria can eat up the phosphate and feed to corals. I do have quite a bit filter feeder in the tank, gorgonian, clam, coco worm, etc.
Also harvested about 1 gallon of chaeto out. It looked like too full that limited it's grow.
Lights are on now, running a 6 week acclimation periods from 40%. I don't have much coral in the tank yet. So far I got 5 acan frags and 2 acro frags. Have an Achilles tang in, about a week now. It's still very skeptical when I'm near by. But the webcam showed he's picking the rock all days.
Thinking back about the talk , I should try carbon dose again, so that bacteria can eat up the phosphate and feed to corals. I do have quite a bit filter feeder in the tank, gorgonian, clam, coco worm, etc.