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Like the title, having a little difficulty keeping nitrates down in my 1 1/2 year old 180g tank. I don't really have much corals yet as I am trying to trouble shoot why I am unable to keep any acros besides one. I only have that one acro thriving, a Monti cap doing well, and GSP. Thank tank will be SPS/acro dominant once I can keep them.
So, I don't have many corals up-taking nutrients. I got chaeto growing in my sump extremely well, my Neptune dos doing 3 gallons AWC daily (roughly 12% weekly minus small percentage lost for daily changes), regal 200 int (probably can be tuned better), and 160lbs of LR. I thought between those export methods that I would be able to keep it steady and not have to do additional water changes to keep nitrates from being on a slow trend up.
My biggest thing is avoiding to have to do additional manual water changes when the whole purpose of the daily AWC was to make manuals not needed.
Did anyone have this issue until you got enough coral to help with the nutrient uptake?
So, I don't have many corals up-taking nutrients. I got chaeto growing in my sump extremely well, my Neptune dos doing 3 gallons AWC daily (roughly 12% weekly minus small percentage lost for daily changes), regal 200 int (probably can be tuned better), and 160lbs of LR. I thought between those export methods that I would be able to keep it steady and not have to do additional water changes to keep nitrates from being on a slow trend up.
My biggest thing is avoiding to have to do additional manual water changes when the whole purpose of the daily AWC was to make manuals not needed.
Did anyone have this issue until you got enough coral to help with the nutrient uptake?