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No. Really bad cyanoAre you having any Algae issues?
Update: I've still got high phosphates. At 1.4 ppm now. Nitrates are up to 20 ppm. I don't know why they aren't going down.. all I can guess is that my refugium was too full and stopped new growth. I removed a bunch of ulva so let's hope this works. Cyano is still rough. Maybe it's time to just get a reactor?? Not sure.
Do you have any recommendations for a product I can use in a media bag effectively? Before I go out and get a reactor.I'd consider using a phosphate binder. Lanthanum, GFO, etc.
A media bag greatly limits choices.Do you have any recommendations for a product I can use in a media bag effectively? Before I go out and get a reactor.
Brightwell phosphat-eDo you have any recommendations for a product I can use in a media bag effectively? Before I go out and get a reactor.
Brightwell phosphat-e
Yes I know , I wasn’t really answering his quest about what to put in a media bag but more what I would use to tackle his problem . I should have been more explanatory.Won't work in a media bag as it is a lanthanum liquid.
I only read the first post.Looking for some advice regarding my phosphate issue. My tank is 3ish months old and 300 gallons, mainly LPS dominated but I have some easy SPS. I have been fighting high phosphates for awhile now, I suspect it is leaching out of my rocks. Last month it was 2.25 ppm, I just checked tonight and it was at 1.83. My nitrates are ALWAYS undetectable, I have never been able to get a reading on it. I am using the salifert test kit for nitrates and hanna checker for phosphates. I invested in the red sea dosing pump because I wanted to start dosing all for reef. It comes with two heads so tonight I just added some neo nitro on the other head. I am dosing 25 ML a day (spread out over 24 doses) which should add .6-.7 ppm of nitrate daily. I run a skimmer 24/7, filter socks, and refugium with sea lettuce 24/7 as well. I am hoping that since I am dosing nitrates now the sea lettuce will start to consume it in addition to the phosphates.
My question is, should I be more aggressive with the nitrate dosage? Up it to 1-2 ppm a day? And any other changes I should make to my tank besides buying a phosphate reducing media?
Sorry, maybe dominate is a bad word to use here. I have like 10 frags and 6 of those are LPS. Dominate in the small number of corals lol. All just cultured stuff from local reefers. It does good and some grows.. but obviously my phosphates are not in the right spot.I only read the first post.
You have a 3 month old that is LPS dominant with SPS. Why is ANYTHING in a 3 month old tank "dominate". Is there some background we need to make sense of this?
Fair enough, my point is that you potentially have way too much going on in a 3 month old tank.Sorry, maybe dominate is a bad word to use here. I have like 10 frags and 6 of those are LPS. Dominate in the small number of corals lol. All just cultured stuff from local reefers. It does good and some grows.. but obviously my phosphates are not in the right spot.
Fair. Not planning on buying anymore coral until I get everything where I want. I'm down to 1 ppm phosphate today so making progress still. Alk has taken a bit of a hit from that, down from 7.5 -> 7.1 which I've heard is normal with GFO, so may need to dose.. Corals look good today.Fair enough, my point is that you potentially have way too much going on in a 3 month old tank.
Okay, so I went ahead and purchased a media reactor last night. Only thing is, it has to run SUPER low to keep the GFO barely tumbling and not flying out. 24 hours later it seems like we are down from 1.4 -> 1.22. I probably used 1/3 of the recommended amount of GFO for my tank size.
Progress for sure, but is this not enough for that time frame?