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Just after people’s opinion on whether to go the Algae Reactor route or Media Reactor route for nitrate reduction.
The tank is 125l with around another 25-30l in the sump and has been setup 2.5 years. The fish are happy , buts it’s corals (LPS only) I’ve struggled with, most have lasted 3-4 months before dying off. Whilst they were alive , all parameters (except nitrate and phosphate) were fine and in line which various recommendations I‘ve read on here.
My nitrates are around 50ppm (although it’s hard to tell from the test kit), my phosphates are 0.16 so before I purchase any new corals, I’d like to get these down to a lower level that I can maintain and see if that is the cause.
I change 25l of water every 2 weeks and my last water change was 50l because I‘m unable to lift barrels and buckets for a few weeks due to some surgery I’ve had. I expected the the 50l change to make a bit of a dent in the nitrates, but it didn’t appear to.
So, in short, is an Algae Reactor the way to go or a Media Reactor the way to go?
The tank is 125l with around another 25-30l in the sump and has been setup 2.5 years. The fish are happy , buts it’s corals (LPS only) I’ve struggled with, most have lasted 3-4 months before dying off. Whilst they were alive , all parameters (except nitrate and phosphate) were fine and in line which various recommendations I‘ve read on here.
My nitrates are around 50ppm (although it’s hard to tell from the test kit), my phosphates are 0.16 so before I purchase any new corals, I’d like to get these down to a lower level that I can maintain and see if that is the cause.
I change 25l of water every 2 weeks and my last water change was 50l because I‘m unable to lift barrels and buckets for a few weeks due to some surgery I’ve had. I expected the the 50l change to make a bit of a dent in the nitrates, but it didn’t appear to.
So, in short, is an Algae Reactor the way to go or a Media Reactor the way to go?