Whelp, between limited amount of time to dedicate to the reef (due to newborn) and testing nutrients constantly to deal with dinos, I have dropped the ball on my alkalinity. My system had been rock steady at 7.9 using a heavy 1/4 tsp per gallon of kalk to a gallon of rodi. I guess that dosing nutrients made the corals happy and so they must be using more carbonate and calcium. I am going to have to change my routine with this reef. I think I am going to come home for lunch at least 3 days a week to test no3, po4, and alk.
The good news is that my zoas are spreading much faster, and my other corals are looking happy. If I could give anyone with low nutrients advise, it would be to start dosing.
The good news is that my zoas are spreading much faster, and my other corals are looking happy. If I could give anyone with low nutrients advise, it would be to start dosing.