Keithcorals Triton results

[Keithcorals]

I am going to post my results as I get them hopefully on a monthly basis along with any changes I make to what is being dosed.

Red Sea coral pro salt

dosing Aqua vitro fuels(10ml per day),C-Balance two part(180ml per day) brightwell Iron daily (5ml per day) Lugol's iodine (two drops 2-3 times a week)

Water volume is 180 gallons.

My first results 10-14-2014



To add a little more to the info this was taken about the same time as this test and I'll take a new pic when I take each water sample

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[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Are you dosing iron?

This is the first result I've seen with detectable (and hence elevated) iron

 

[Keithcorals]

After the first results it was recommended to do water changes to lower the molybdenum. I used Tropic Marin pro reef but wish I hadn't. I did more water changes than recommend so I have myself to blame for that. I did 20 gallons a week for around six weeks. I also stopped using the Aqua Vitro fuel because it appeared to be the source of the high molybdenum. I also stoped dosing iron and iodine. The iron has come down now but the iodine is higher for some reason. I have my refugium light running only for a few hours (4-5) every few days and my nutrient levels are still extremely low. I don't get a reading for nitrate at all(with salifert)

6 water changes Tropic Marin pro reef

Dosed Brightwell boron but it shouldn't have raised it to where it is now

C-Balance two part 200ml per day

Test results 12-9-2014



I've Heard potassium can bring up blues in coral although I'm not happy with the potassium level this acro does seem to be showing a lot more blue

 

[Keithcorals]

Are you dosing iron?

This is the first result I've seen with detectable (and hence elevated) iron

Yes I was dosing iron I updated my post. I should have started this when I got my first test. I think I have everything I was dosing on there now

 

[Keithcorals]

I'm not planing on doing any more water changes unless something is really off they only made things worse from my perspective so I'm going to let things level out on there own if they can. I'll send another sample in next month. Until then I'll keep doing what I'm doing now.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I'd back off on the iron. Maybe 1/10 as much or less.

 

[Keithcorals]

I'd back off on the iron. Maybe 1/10 as much or less.

That was the recommended dose on the brightwell bottle but I stoped dosing it after I got the firts test results.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

OK, sounds good.