I agree, that level is suoer super low, but every tanknis different0.031 po4 too high????!!! I couldn’t disagree more. 0.031 po4 is too low for sps frags
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I agree, that level is suoer super low, but every tanknis different0.031 po4 too high????!!! I couldn’t disagree more. 0.031 po4 is too low for sps frags
I think OPs tank and numbers look similar to mine. Numbers are all rock solid stable although my tank is only 7 months old rather than 2 years. I did start with all dry rock and bare bottom and I have a very similar experience with sps living for about 1 month and then the STN sets in and they all have died. I wonder if it is just the dry start ups having these major problems. The more I've read others have had similar problems.I had the exact same thing happen for almost 2 years. Did you start with dry rock? I think that was the cause of all my problems. I dosed prodibio for a while, which I think increased my bacteria maybe that helped? I wrote about it in my build thread. I also brought my ALK down to 7.5 I’m not sure if that’s a factor too, but my current test sps have encrusted, and been alive over a month now.
Me too. I bought a Frag of a tri color stag on 6/26 to try out again. It did well for the first week into the holiday weekend, then BOOM on Monday night/Tuesday morning I started to notice the pale colorI feel something isn't right, I keep my levels as so
Alk 8.6
Cal 500
MG 1350
Nitrate 8
P04 .12
Sal 35
Temp 78
Feron 1ppm
And your tanknis 2 years old ? Correct?Me too. I bought a Frag of a tri color stag on 6/26 to try out again. It did well for the first week into the holiday weekend, then BOOM on Monday night/Tuesday morning I started to notice the pale color
I’m guessing you haven’t par mapped your tank bc 2 prime 16s on ab+ are not enough light for your sized tank. I have a prime 16 over a 7g 12” cube frag tank at 95% intensity and it’s barely enough par (275) half way down, for sps.for flow I have 1 jebao sine wave pump and a Aqamai kps wave pump
for lighting (sorry i should have posted that since it’s important for sps) I’m running 2 AI prime16 HD. I’m using a variation of the ab+ schedule at about half the intensity.
I make my own RODI water using a BRS 150gpd system with 0 TDS
That’s right. 2 years this FallAnd your tanknis 2 years old ? Correct?
No I haven’t mapped par in my tank. You could be right. I run the lights 9” off the water FYI and I’ll post the schedule at some point, maybe get more info from everyone.I’m guessing you haven’t par mapped your tank bc 2 prime 16s on ab+ are not enough light for your sized tank. I have a prime 16 over a 7g 12” cube frag tank at 95% intensity and it’s barely enough par (275) half way down, for sps.
No I haven’t mapped par in my tank. You could be right. I run the lights 9” off the water FYI and I’ll post the schedule at some point, maybe get more info from everyone.
This forum would have a lot less death threads if ppl weren’t brainwashed about keeping po4 lowLol 0.03 is not high po4 at all; can’t believe that was even mentioned lol!
.03 PO4 is high?What are you running for lights? Also phosphates are high IMO. Also what salinity?
No .03 is not high, I feel .30 is is on the higher end. I must have misread the posting and edited. I run mine at .10.03 PO4 is high?