New to SPS and corals in general really, this tank was previously home to my two clowns and 1 Toadstool for 6 months, it's now a frag quarantine tank.
Just got a shipment off frags from live aquaria, I wouldn't have gotten so many but I had an expiring 120$ credit. And wanted to spend enough to get free shipping.
Got the frags a week ago all where looking healthy and anyways to my surprise my first time checking yesterday phosphate was .34 and my nitrates was ~40 so I did a 40% water change. Only thing it seems to have accomplished is maybe killing my previously health looking birds nest. Montipora isn't happy ether but still has some well defined color. Birds nest is maybe slightly pink now.
Tank is currently only home to one cleaner shrimp and a few snails. I did add a piece off poly filter to the sump to help with phosphate.
Nitrates 10, phosphates .3, salinity 1.26, temp 78, kh 8, ph 7.9.
Just got a shipment off frags from live aquaria, I wouldn't have gotten so many but I had an expiring 120$ credit. And wanted to spend enough to get free shipping.
Got the frags a week ago all where looking healthy and anyways to my surprise my first time checking yesterday phosphate was .34 and my nitrates was ~40 so I did a 40% water change. Only thing it seems to have accomplished is maybe killing my previously health looking birds nest. Montipora isn't happy ether but still has some well defined color. Birds nest is maybe slightly pink now.
Tank is currently only home to one cleaner shrimp and a few snails. I did add a piece off poly filter to the sump to help with phosphate.
Nitrates 10, phosphates .3, salinity 1.26, temp 78, kh 8, ph 7.9.