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We all know by now that sps need some building blocks in order to grow. These building blocks, nitrates and phosphate, also are needed by nuisance algae. If you drive these low enough, then you’ll stunt algae growth. That seems simple enough, but how do you avoid stunting sps growth?
I keep my nitrates and phosphate relatively low at 1-2ppm nitrates and 0.03-0.06ppm phosphate. That isn’t low enough to stunt algae, in MY tank anyways.
How do corals respond to nutrient levels? Is there a point where anything over isn’t even seen by the coral? Once you go over NSW levels, is the rest just ignored by corals?
I tend to grow algae that nothing will eat. I wind up nuking rocks with h202. This works for awhile but it comes back.
I can easily drop nutrients via skimmer, pwc, and cutting back feeding. I just don’t know where this happy medium lays. My next endeavor will be to walk nutrients down to NSW levels and see if I can impact the algae problems. I just don’t want to affect my corals as they seem happy.
I keep my nitrates and phosphate relatively low at 1-2ppm nitrates and 0.03-0.06ppm phosphate. That isn’t low enough to stunt algae, in MY tank anyways.
How do corals respond to nutrient levels? Is there a point where anything over isn’t even seen by the coral? Once you go over NSW levels, is the rest just ignored by corals?
I tend to grow algae that nothing will eat. I wind up nuking rocks with h202. This works for awhile but it comes back.
I can easily drop nutrients via skimmer, pwc, and cutting back feeding. I just don’t know where this happy medium lays. My next endeavor will be to walk nutrients down to NSW levels and see if I can impact the algae problems. I just don’t want to affect my corals as they seem happy.