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Denise
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Denise
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I agree in that P04 should be 0.03 or lower which is where I try to keep my tank via Red Sea NOPOX dosing. A few days ago I started noticing my acro polyps not extending. Nitrates were below 0.25 but my P04 was at 0.17. Noticed a buildup of detritus in my sump and did a good cleaning and water change. Hoping this will bring my P04 back down.
Seriously, @Randy Holmes-Farley , you are basically the BEST! You give so freely of your time and knowledge! Please know how much it is appreciated!
Best,
Denise
So looking at the chart above with reference to the Redfield ratio my tank has a steady No3 of 2 and a Po4 of 0.03. This would seem to say that my Po4 is too low? Should I increase it or am I just chasing rabbits down holes?
So looking at the chart above with reference to the Redfield ratio my tank has a steady No3 of 2 and a Po4 of 0.03. This would seem to say that my Po4 is too low? Should I increase it or am I just chasing rabbits down holes?
I notice the algae on the glass is brown as opposed to green.
I dose NoPox and my No3 is a steady 2 and Po4 0.03. I also notice my corals are slow to grow compared to other peoples tanks and possibly with less colour.
I dose 24/7. Ca, Kh and Mg. My Ca is steady at 430 and Kh steady at 9.2dKh.
I use a RoDi system and check it regularly TDI is at 0.
My flow is good, around 35x volume and lighting is via Hydra 52 HD plus supplemental 2xT5. Photo-period is around 10 hours a day with the PAR at the top around 250 and at the bottom 175.
Weekly cleaning, and vacuuming the sand. Bi weekly 10% water changes.
Any tips as to where I might be going wrong? I put a lot of effort into my tank and have done for 2 years with not great results. The most annoying thing is I know friends who seem to do nothing to their tanks and have amazing growth and colour even though their levels are off when I have tested their water.
I have the same problem and similar setup. I was told I maybe starving my corals of no3 po4 by using too much nopox and gfo and or a new tank issue for using exclusive reefsaver dead rock.
Have you measured nitrate and phosphate?
Have you measured nitrate and phosphate?