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Calling in the wrasse and reef chemistry experts for this one. Anyway after 10 months of my 120 gallon tank being coral-only, the first fish has made it through QT. Been looking for very specific australian fish since July, and after months of searching I've found a China wrasse avaliable. Placed the order through my LFS and after a month of QT (LFS has a 1 month medicated QT policy for any saltwater fish before sale, love the system) I'll be picking it up on Friday. Though what I am concerned about is the nutrient swing a new fish may cause, and since my tank being LPS dominant that could be problematic, though of course I need to make sure this fish has all of its dietary needs met. So that's why I tagged you. My tank has been established through live mysis, amphipods/copepods and a whole lot of LPS, so there will be more than enough microfauna avaliable. I used to add around 2-3 cubes of frozen food (1.25 grams each) nightly (for the corals) which has kept my po4 though after getting a bit too carried away one night my phosphates went from .06 to .08, so Ive added one every other night the last few days and after 2 days my po4 is now .07 ish. Of course I still add ~120 ml of phyto every other day. This is what is in the food I use
And I'm planning on feeding a blend of rods food which have this in it
I'm still trying to maintain a no-water change system so this is where my question comes in. Assuming I stop the vast majority of the nightly feedings and continue my daily filter sock and 24 hr refeugium (along with running a skimmer and maybe a stronger fuge light) What amount would I need to feed in order to not only give the fish enough food, but also keep the nutrients from spiking. As mentioned above, I do Daily filter sock changes and run a 24 hr refeugium, though I'm running a very cheap freshwater light and might upgrade to something more powerful for this. I'd also run the skimmer as well. The wrasse is around 3-4 inches long and I will do once daily feedings like what is currently being done at my LFS. So how do I keep my nutrients stable? With the feeding I'm doing now my nitrates are around 5 FYI.
Since time isn't really a concern should I (as it being the only fish) give it 1-2 pieces of food at a time so none of it falls and decays? I'll also be checking my po4 tommorow and since I did just spotfeed half a cube of krill to my corals will the reading be a good indicator? Thanks for all of your help!
Calling in the wrasse and reef chemistry experts for this one. Anyway after 10 months of my 120 gallon tank being coral-only, the first fish has made it through QT. Been looking for very specific australian fish since July, and after months of searching I've found a China wrasse avaliable. Placed the order through my LFS and after a month of QT (LFS has a 1 month medicated QT policy for any saltwater fish before sale, love the system) I'll be picking it up on Friday. Though what I am concerned about is the nutrient swing a new fish may cause, and since my tank being LPS dominant that could be problematic, though of course I need to make sure this fish has all of its dietary needs met. So that's why I tagged you. My tank has been established through live mysis, amphipods/copepods and a whole lot of LPS, so there will be more than enough microfauna avaliable. I used to add around 2-3 cubes of frozen food (1.25 grams each) nightly (for the corals) which has kept my po4 though after getting a bit too carried away one night my phosphates went from .06 to .08, so Ive added one every other night the last few days and after 2 days my po4 is now .07 ish. Of course I still add ~120 ml of phyto every other day. This is what is in the food I use
And I'm planning on feeding a blend of rods food which have this in it
I'm still trying to maintain a no-water change system so this is where my question comes in. Assuming I stop the vast majority of the nightly feedings and continue my daily filter sock and 24 hr refeugium (along with running a skimmer and maybe a stronger fuge light) What amount would I need to feed in order to not only give the fish enough food, but also keep the nutrients from spiking. As mentioned above, I do Daily filter sock changes and run a 24 hr refeugium, though I'm running a very cheap freshwater light and might upgrade to something more powerful for this. I'd also run the skimmer as well. The wrasse is around 3-4 inches long and I will do once daily feedings like what is currently being done at my LFS. So how do I keep my nutrients stable? With the feeding I'm doing now my nitrates are around 5 FYI.
Since time isn't really a concern should I (as it being the only fish) give it 1-2 pieces of food at a time so none of it falls and decays? I'll also be checking my po4 tommorow and since I did just spotfeed half a cube of krill to my corals will the reading be a good indicator? Thanks for all of your help!
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