Help !!! No3 increase

[Mr Phu]

Those are definitely signs of acro corals being starved. Corals need more than just NO3, PO4 and light. They need bacteria. Fish poop is a great way to keep bacteria cycling in the tank. Since you can’t have fish for a while I would at least try to add a lot of snails and other inverts that can help make bacteria as well as increase your nutrients. In all honesty, it is extremely difficult to maintain an SPS system without fish. The fish provide a great source of nutrient import. Hope this helps…

Yes i will put the fishes after 15 day more when i finish the fallow time by marine velvet . In my tank now also have shirmp - snail and many invert

 

[Mels_Reef]

Yes i will put the fishes after 15 day more when i finish the fallow time by marine velvet . In my tank now also have shirmp - snail and many invert

I wish you well. And I hope your acros hang in there!

 

[Mr Phu]

I wish you well. And I hope your acros hang in there!

Thanks Sir . Now i have try to feed coral 3 time a day is that oke ? I feed reefroid - redsea AB+ - rotifers and plankton is that will be alright ??

 

[Mels_Reef]

You’re po4 is ok in the .03-.1 range. Try to keep it there. Roids will make that go higher fairly quickly. I would stop the ab+. If you are having STN or bleaching events you really can’t pinpoint the actual cause if you’re throwing 10 different things at them. Thats just my personal opinion on how I care for my SPS system. I try to keep things minimal

 

[Gregg @ ADP]

Looks like your macro-algae would be up-taking that NO3. How much are you dosing? If the corals are healthy and growing, I wouldn’t do anything extreme here

Yeah, I have a system with 6 mangroves in the main tank and C. prolifera in refugium. I can barely get NO3 over 10, and that’s with no skimmer going or any other media that would remove organics.

 

[Mr Phu]

Yeah, I have a system with 6 mangroves in the main tank and C. prolifera in refugium. I can barely get NO3 over 10, and that’s with no skimmer going or any other media that would remove organics.

2 day ago i move out all of my mangroves and algae . Is that oke for no3 up ?

 

[Gregg @ ADP]

2 day ago i move out all of my mangroves and algae . Is that oke for no3 up ?

I’m sure that the NO3 will go up w/o the uptake. Will that be the best approach long term? Hard to say. Some tanks do great with algae and plants, some tanks do great without.

As your tank increases fish biomass, it becomes easier to maintain a proper NO3 level. As the coral biomass increases, it becomes a challenge again.