Coraline comes and goes

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Tank been up for 3.5 years and started with dry rock. Tank is 180 plus 40 gallon sump. I figure about 200 gallon total. Coraline starts growing, bright in color covering glass etc, then stops disappears to start cycle all over again. At same time I start have algea outbreaks. (Dinos) I have changed out rodi filters, TDS reads 0, below are latest Triton Lab test from month ago. Found busted magnet replaced. Water changes did 4 over 2 weeks. Then weekly 25 gallon at time. Yesterday test were done with Hanna Testers 486 ca, 8.9 kh, 1443 mg, Test done with Salifert PO4 .06 and NO3 2.5. SPS corals grow but without much color. although I have just lost 2 sps. Use Fritze salt, dose Triton Core 7, ArcoPower and Phytoplankton. Recently been adding Mircobacter7 to keep algae at bay. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Getting tired of roller coaster
Unwanted heavy metalsAnalysisSetpoint
13Al26.982Aluminium0.00 μg/l0 - 60 μg/l
51Sb121.76Antimony0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
33Ace74.922Arsenic0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
BiBismuth0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
PbLead0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
Compact discCadmium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
CsCaesium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
GaGallium0.00 μg/l0.1 μg/l
InIndium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
CuCopper0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
LaLanthanum0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
HgMercury0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
ScScandium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
AgSilver0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
SeSelenium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
ThTellurium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
TiTitanium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
WTungsten0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
SnTin0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
Macro elementsAnalysisSetpoint
WellSodium11137.00 mg/l10000 - 11300 mg/l
CaCalcium398.00 mg/l415 - 520 mg/l
MgMagnesium1413.00 mg/l1320 - 1500 mg/l
KPotassium447.00 mg/l380 - 480 mg/l
BrBromine65.00 mg/l62 mg/l
BBoron4.00 mg/l4.5 mg/l
SrStrontium5.00 mg/l8 - 12 mg/l
SSulfur918.00 mg/l900 mg/l
Li GroupAnalysisSetpoint
LiLithium136.00 μg/l200 μg/l
NiNickel2.00 μg/l5 μg/l
MonMolybdenum10.00 μg/l12 μg/l
I-GroupAnalysisSetpoint
VVanadium0.00 μg/l0 - 3 μg/l
ZnZinc8.00 μg/l0 - 5 μg/l
MnManganese0.00 μg/l0 - 3 μg/l
IIodine23.00 μg/l30 - 90 μg/l
Fe GroupAnalysisSetpoint
CrChromium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
CoCobalt0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
FeIron10.00 μg/l0 μg/l
Ba GroupAnalysisSetpoint
BaBarium10.00 μg/l0 - 10 μg/l
MalBeryllium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
Si GroupAnalysisSetpoint
SiSilicon165.00 μg/l0 - 200 μg/l
Nutrient GroupAnalysisSetpoint
PPhosphorus15.00 μg/l6 - 23 μg/l
PO4Phosphate0.046 mg/l0.018 - 0.07 mg/l
 
Tank been up for 3.5 years and started with dry rock. Tank is 180 plus 40 gallon sump. I figure about 200 gallon total. Coraline starts growing, bright in color covering glass etc, then stops disappears to start cycle all over again. At same time I start have algea outbreaks. (Dinos) I have changed out rodi filters, TDS reads 0, below are latest Triton Lab test from month ago. Found busted magnet replaced. Water changes did 4 over 2 weeks. Then weekly 25 gallon at time. Yesterday test were done with Hanna Testers 486 ca, 8.9 kh, 1443 mg, Test done with Salifert PO4 .06 and NO3 2.5. SPS corals grow but without much color. although I have just lost 2 sps. Use Fritze salt, dose Triton Core 7, ArcoPower and Phytoplankton. Recently been adding Mircobacter7 to keep algae at bay. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Getting tired of roller coaster
Unwanted heavy metalsAnalysisSetpoint
13Al26.982Aluminium0.00 μg/l0 - 60 μg/l
51Sb121.76Antimony0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
33Ace74.922Arsenic0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
BiBismuth0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
PbLead0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
Compact discCadmium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
CsCaesium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
GaGallium0.00 μg/l0.1 μg/l
InIndium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
CuCopper0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
LaLanthanum0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
HgMercury0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
ScScandium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
AgSilver0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
SeSelenium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
ThTellurium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
TiTitanium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
WTungsten0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
SnTin0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
Macro elementsAnalysisSetpoint
WellSodium11137.00 mg/l10000 - 11300 mg/l
CaCalcium398.00 mg/l415 - 520 mg/l
MgMagnesium1413.00 mg/l1320 - 1500 mg/l
KPotassium447.00 mg/l380 - 480 mg/l
BrBromine65.00 mg/l62 mg/l
BBoron4.00 mg/l4.5 mg/l
SrStrontium5.00 mg/l8 - 12 mg/l
SSulfur918.00 mg/l900 mg/l
Li GroupAnalysisSetpoint
LiLithium136.00 μg/l200 μg/l
NiNickel2.00 μg/l5 μg/l
MonMolybdenum10.00 μg/l12 μg/l
I-GroupAnalysisSetpoint
VVanadium0.00 μg/l0 - 3 μg/l
ZnZinc8.00 μg/l0 - 5 μg/l
MnManganese0.00 μg/l0 - 3 μg/l
IIodine23.00 μg/l30 - 90 μg/l
Fe GroupAnalysisSetpoint
CrChromium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
CoCobalt0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
FeIron10.00 μg/l0 μg/l
Ba GroupAnalysisSetpoint
BaBarium10.00 μg/l0 - 10 μg/l
MalBeryllium0.00 μg/l0 μg/l
Si GroupAnalysisSetpoint
SiSilicon165.00 μg/l0 - 200 μg/l
Nutrient GroupAnalysisSetpoint
PPhosphorus15.00 μg/l6 - 23 μg/l
PO4Phosphate0.046 mg/l0.018 - 0.07 mg/l
Just one observation…when I started dosing CheatoGro to help my Ulva grow, coralline started growing quickly and covered everything. I use 1/7 the recommended daily dose (the recommended amount sickened my Mexican turbo snails).
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 52 57.8%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 6.7%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 4.4%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 3.3%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 16 17.8%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 3.3%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 3.3%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.1%
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