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Personally I would only make 1 change at a time, every 2 weeks but if you do decide to use GFO, then....Look at the manufacturers recommendations and then start with half that amount. GO SLOWLY as it can cause trouble if you strip them back too quickly. As an aside I find Rhowaphos (sp?) gentler and a bit better results as far as the coral adapting to use. This is all just my opinion.And how much for a 55 gallon tank to start slowly reducing the phosphates?
Not a bad idea I’ve dropped my lighting down . I’ll see what the corals look like in 2 weeks before I start playing with the phosphates.Personally I would only make 1 change at a time, every 2 weeks but if you do decide to use GFO, then....Look at the manufacturers recommendations and then start with half that amount. GO SLOWLY as it can cause trouble if you strip them back too quickly. As an aside I find Rhowaphos (sp?) gentler and a bit better results as far as the coral adapting to use. This is all just my opinion.
All my encrusters on the sand bed right now so can’t get them lower. I’ve reduced the light and I’ll have to be ever watchful.Remember too little lights will also cause bleaching .......loss of color if the other coral are fine just keep ur light we’re they are and move the coral down to a lower light level if you change the light lower randomly now the coral that was happy will be unhappy that’s no good
Is immediately taking all the white green and red out and lowering the other colors too much of a change too quick? Now I’m thinking about that.
I watched videos from tidal gardens last night saying both favia and the burning banana corals are very sensitive to light and need to be slowly acclimated to light sooo this is prob. My issue.A sudden drop is not as bad as a sudden rise. Personally, if everything is doing good, I would not decrease the lights. Keep the lighting the same. The more you change things the more you are going to stress everything. If you are not sure what the problem is, a water change is always handy as well as carbon or something like chemipure or purit.
I watched videos from tidal gardens last night saying both favia and the burning banana corals are very sensitive to light and need to be slowly acclimated to light sooo this is prob. My issue.
Well I’m just just gonna reduce the lights and monitor.You can always lower them and move them up over time rather than taking the whole tank for the ride.
Just got home the reduced light has not affected any of the other corals so I’m going to just focus on the lights and keep levels stableStability is probably the most important. If the corals have been in your tank for more than a few weeks now, then more big changes will not be beneficial.
Our over-reactions probably cause more damage to our tanks than the initial issue.