Help !!! No3 increase

[SeaDweller]

If you need more no3, cut back on skimming and decrease the lighting for your macro algae. Feed more to the tank

 

[Miami Reef]

Po4 around 0.03 to 0.1 . I dont have fish this time is fallow tank because of velvet . I have feed coral 3 time a day with redsea ab+ and reef roid
Almost sps have been 1-2 month some colony have been 3-4 month . Some of wild colony now is turning bright color . But the coral skin look very thin , i think lack of nutrition becaue no3 is Zero . But i have a problem with Millepora acropora . They always get rtn/stn suddenly include polyp extension eventhough my tank have alots of smonth skin ( deep acro ) but never get rtn/stn . I dont know why ‍

Millepora corals are EXTREMELY susceptible to AEFW (acropora eating flatworms.)

They are the species AEFW target the most.

I would use a turkey baster and blow it at them. Try to see if any come off.

Or better yet, dip a millepora that has STN in Coral RX and see if any AEFW come off.

 

[I never finish anythi]

You don't have any fish that's the problem. Plus you have a refugium and skimmer . I'd turn off the skimmer and get a few fish .

 

[Miami Reef]

These white things are the flatworms.

I sacrificed a coral and dipped it in RO/DI water to diagnose the issue. RO/DI will kill the coral, but I needed to identify it quickly and didn’t have Coral RX. It was worth it in the long run.

 

[Mr Phu]

You don't have any fish that's the problem. Plus you have a refugium and skimmer . I'd turn off the skimmer and get a few fish .

I have fallow 2 month already becaus of velvet fish diseases . So can i add more fish in there ? May people said the tank should be fallow 76 day

 

[Mr Phu]

Millepora corals are EXTREMELY susceptible to AEFW (acropora eating flatworms.)

They are the species AEFW target the most.

I would use a turkey baster and blow it at them. Try to see if any come off.

Or better yet, dip a millepora that has STN in Coral RX and see if any AEFW come off.

I only get rnt/stn situation on millepora they suddenly turning rnt evethough the polyp still open strong . Only millepora get like this . From starting new tank i lost 5 pcs of millepora same this situation ‍ . Another kind of acropora dont get like this eventhough i have a lots of sensitive acro like deep water smoth skin

 

[IKD]

That’s kind of extreme, don’t you think? Maybe they don’t want soft corals? Selling the corals would not be wise since they’d lose money and the STN would further progress in the new tank.

I think it was extreme to stock amount of SPS in the pictures above in a 1-2 month span, but I may take a slower pace than you. STN will likely progress wherever the coral goes since there’s no full proof method to resolving it. I just gave the approach I would take to scale back and pace the progress, that’s all.

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

this is an easy fix if you don’t have a source of ammonia. Frankly i’m surprised you were able to keep any coral alive if you had no fish

 

[Mr Phu]

I have feed for coral 3 time a day with redsea ab+ and reef roid

this is an easy fix if you don’t have a source of ammonia. Frankly i’m surprised you were able to keep any coral alive if you had no fish

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

I have feed for coral 3 time a day with redsea ab+ and reef roid

you’re underestimating the proven importance of fish waste

 

[Miami Reef]

you’re underestimating the proven importance of fish waste

His tank is fallow because he had very deadly Marine Velvet. He doesn’t want his tank to be fishless.

 

[Mr Phu]

Yes can not risk to put the fish in there eventhough i have lots of fish in qt tank because i have to wait 90 day for sure without velvet marine fish

His tank is fallow because he had very deadly Marine Velvet. He doesn’t want his tank to be fishless

 

[Mr Phu]

His tank is fallow because he had very deadly Marine Velvet. He doesn’t want his tank to be fishless.

Sir Thanks for support but now my no3 is zero any problem if i dont feed the coral ? My tank dont have any fish

 

[Miami Reef]

Yes can not risk to put the fish in there eventhough i have lots of fish in qt tank because i have to wait 90 day for sure without velvet marine fish

Fallow is 45 days with temperature at 81F. :)

 

[Mr Phu]

So i have sps coral can not reach at 81F how long i have to fallow the tank ?

Fallow is 45 days with temperature at 81F. :)

 

[Miami Reef]

So i have sps coral can not reach at 81F how long i have to fallow the tank ?

@Jay Hemdal

How long is fallow if they don’t use temperatures at 81F?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

@Jay Hemdal

How long is fallow if they don’t use temperatures at 81F?

There is some speculation on that. I use 60 days minimum.

45 Day Fallow periods

I've been doing some research into the "76 day fallow period". I never heard of that prior to coming to Reef2Reef this past summer. I had always used 32 days as the maximum time for a tomont to remain viable under tropical conditions, and then I would round up to 45 days to help ensure that...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Miami Reef]

There is some speculation on that. I use 60 days minimum.

45 Day Fallow periods

I've been doing some research into the "76 day fallow period". I never heard of that prior to coming to Reef2Reef this past summer. I had always used 32 days as the maximum time for a tomont to remain viable under tropical conditions, and then I would round up to 45 days to help ensure that...

www.reef2reef.com

Thank you, Jay.

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

His tank is fallow because he had very deadly Marine Velvet. He doesn’t want his tank to be fishless.

i missed that detail- my bad

 

[Mr Phu]

I have a ICP test any advices for me