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really odd .just the birdsnest, everything else looks great ,
that stunner is sucking up your alk and cal ,like a vacuum...
try not to change too much too fast...:)
 

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My cover picture to this in 7 months.
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Beautiful! Is that a setosa
 
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really odd .just the birdsnest, everything else looks great ,
that stunner is sucking up your alk and cal ,like a vacuum...
try not to change too much too fast...:)
Yeah I’m thinking birds nest are sensitive to coral warfare, it’s kind of close to a stunner. My ALK consumption hasn’t changed since I set this tank up. I’m using core7 at 20ml a day. I’ve heard other people are using a lot more.
 

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hi,just gradually increase alk and cal, tank looks great,
po 4 ok by me, but need to get no3 up.
add a lil bit of skimmate in to bump it up,say shot glass full per 100 gal ,and monitor.WIWD... :)
 
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hi,just gradually increase alk and cal, tank looks great,
po 4 ok by me, but need to get no3 up.
add a lil bit of skimmate in to bump it up,say shot glass full per 100 gal ,and monitor.WIWD... :)
I don’t have a skimmer or any filters. I do have some Cyanobacteria growing I wonder if it’s eating the nitrogen? I still have lots of fishes and feed them daily.
What do you think about just changing out five gallons twice a day till I get the ALK back to normal without adding No3?
 

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yes, feed them a little heavier , water changes will work , just watch cal rising faster than alk... ;)
if you hit 500 cal, stop ,add alk buffer, to get back to your # your tank likes
you have a lot of consumption with the stunners...:)
 
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@fishguy242 so far I’ve done two 5 gallons WC every day and numbers haven’t changed much. I do have another 30 gallons ready to go. Would a 30 gallon WC be too much of a change? Remember this is the first WC’s of this year. And my Cyano problem isn’t going away maybe even getting worse.
 

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larger changes will help raise alk ,but also cal too.
i would think stick to 10 gallon changes ,and slowly keep bumping alk up.
not to change too much too fast,
 
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