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I have run higher trates, around 5 to 10ppm for years with higher Alk, 11.5 to 12dKH. I have always seen faster growth at the expense of a little coloration. When I drop the nutrients down as well as the Alk, color becomes vibrant again but growth slows. Nothing else changes in the tank, lighting, flow, feeding, skimming, dosing etc... Just dropping Alk by cutting back dosing and reducing trates through a few water changes. If I raise Alk back up before nutrients I get tip burn. If I raise nutrients up with out Alk, coral growth slows and they start to brown out.
Curious if others are seeing the same results.
What I have been doing is growing out corals at the higher levels and moving frags to a low nutrient frag tank to color up and swap or sell.
Thoughts?
Curious if others are seeing the same results.
What I have been doing is growing out corals at the higher levels and moving frags to a low nutrient frag tank to color up and swap or sell.
Thoughts?