I have a 18 gallon total volume tank. About a year old. I was running a reactor with carbon in it and purigen until I finally wised up and realized It wasn't needed. Since removal, I have seen considerable growth in the past 2 months. I only keep zoas, gsp, and xenia. 2 snowflake clowns, 1 6 line, various inverts. Levels are stable as they have been for the past 6 months. Only readable value is nitrates that I let hover around 5-15ppm. Water change of 5 gallons once every 1-1.5 weeks. I have a bit of an dino issue. I've been dosing Vibrant that has since killed off my chaeto in my fugue. Reef roids dosed weekly.
My xenia stopped growing quite a while ago...probably about the same time I took out the carbon and purigen I honestly am not particularly sure why. Meanwhile the zoas and gsp grew rapidly, seemed to be new polyps every couple days. Okay so I attribute this to the nutrient spike they experienced when removing the extra filtration. Problem here is that my gsp has closed and stayed closed after my most recent water change. My nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, and ammonia are all pretty much the same as they have been. My gsp has not extended its polyps since my last water change on the 26th, now it is the 31st. Zoas still all open as they have daily, close upon feeding, seem normal.
Maybe I'm worrying about nothing but I'm somewhat concerned about performing a water change as I normally would if it has already caused my gsp to retract for this long. I do heat my water and ensure salinity as well as utilizing an rodi system with a tds meter on the water before mixing.
The xenia slowing dying I really thought was just due to my other corals utilizing the nutrients. I guess if I think about it the xenia hasn't really spread in months, it originally spread before I added my carbon reactor.
I don't know Im rambling haha. Lots of thoughts. Thanks for any advice.
My xenia stopped growing quite a while ago...probably about the same time I took out the carbon and purigen I honestly am not particularly sure why. Meanwhile the zoas and gsp grew rapidly, seemed to be new polyps every couple days. Okay so I attribute this to the nutrient spike they experienced when removing the extra filtration. Problem here is that my gsp has closed and stayed closed after my most recent water change. My nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, and ammonia are all pretty much the same as they have been. My gsp has not extended its polyps since my last water change on the 26th, now it is the 31st. Zoas still all open as they have daily, close upon feeding, seem normal.
Maybe I'm worrying about nothing but I'm somewhat concerned about performing a water change as I normally would if it has already caused my gsp to retract for this long. I do heat my water and ensure salinity as well as utilizing an rodi system with a tds meter on the water before mixing.
The xenia slowing dying I really thought was just due to my other corals utilizing the nutrients. I guess if I think about it the xenia hasn't really spread in months, it originally spread before I added my carbon reactor.
I don't know Im rambling haha. Lots of thoughts. Thanks for any advice.
