What kind? Some are nitrate factories when left in for long periods of time.I do have bio cubs in my sump to help with the bio
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What kind? Some are nitrate factories when left in for long periods of time.I do have bio cubs in my sump to help with the bio
0.06 could be extremely low depending on the margin of error for the particular test...What are your nitrate levels?
Just thinking with a higher alk and lower nutrients like nitrate and phosphates can cause issues, but your phos isn't very low.
It was from a Hanna tester with new reagent0.06 could be extremely low depending on the margin of error for the particular test...
Larger water change = more nitrate reduction. I'd aim for 10-15 gallons weekly for a few weeks.Any clue on how to get nitrate down I normal do water change ever other weekend an do 8-10 gals
Yes upgrade the tank 7-8 months ago. An put everything init for the other tank.Curious, it looks like you upgraded from a 13.5 gallon (or added a second tank?) How long has this one been running? Do you filter your own water?
If you’re going to keep the scrubber I’d recommend a good trace element additive. By the time the scrubber is well established it will outcompete your corals for those trace elements and start to affect their health. Been there done that.So u guys think turn off kalkwasser dose a the scrubber? The scrubber was helping. With the gha I had
Ok lot of different opinions here. So here’s mine
I would not turn off the scrubber. I’m a believer in them. I have one on my 75g tank and I do not do water changes and I do not need kalk. I use all for reef weekly to replenish trace elements, calcium and alk. It is everything in one liquid. I also have a scrubber on my 15g tank
I would suggest using benereef food 3x a week and no other coral foods
Reduce scrubber hours as I said earlier.
I did reduce the hrs an clean the screen. Will try an look into the all the reef. An turn off my kalkwasser dose. Thanks for the helpOk lot of different opinions here. So here’s mine
I would not turn off the scrubber. I’m a believer in them. I have one on my 75g tank and I do not do water changes and I do not need kalk. I use all for reef weekly to replenish trace elements, calcium and alk. It is everything in one liquid. I also have a scrubber on my 15g tank
I would suggest using benereef food 3x a week and no other coral foods
Reduce scrubber hours as I said earlier
So dose trace daily...I do have theseIf you’re going to keep the scrubber I’d recommend a good trace element additive. By the time the scrubber is well established it will outcompete your corals for those trace elements and start to affect their health. Been there done that.
This is some good information about scrubbers. They’re much stronger than refugiums. Getting them dialed in to work in unison with trace elements is key. They can affect corals for sure. Just think what that scrubber had to do to pull that GHA out of your tank and onto the screen. They absolutely positively can strip your tank of trace elements. Have you had an ICP test done? Because before I knew any better mine came back low on almost all trace elements even with regular water changes.So dose trace daily...I do have these
This is some good information about scrubbers. They’re much stronger than refugiums. Getting them dialed in to work in unison with trace elements is key. They can affect corals for sure. Just think what that scrubber had to do to pull that GHA out of your tank and onto the screen. They absolutely positively can strip your tank of trace elements. Have you had an ICP test done? Because before I knew any better mine came back low on almost all trace elements even with regular water changes.
I was gonna say this...it did great for the coral, but...woooooow man...did my nitrates go to the moon, and next day, every time, glass had a thick film of algae. I've resigned to only using it once a month. I also dose every other day Reef Code A and B, and that's about it. 40GB tank. OP....kalkwasser, AB+ etc, might be a tad much.That AB+ coral food did not work out for me. Shot my nitrates through the roof. Poured it down the drain.
Yep, I have a 40GB also...I tried all the mixed reef stuff..SPS/LPS and started dosing the crap out of my tank...lost much lps, helped some sps, etc.True. I can’t see a 40 breeder needing kalk addition that much unless it’s already stacked to the gills (pun intended) with SPS. A couple hand doses of 2 part per week would be all I’d think is needed; if that. Seems like too much going on for the size tank you’ve got. Might be better off just doing a 50% water change and taking all those auxiliaries offline. Larger tanks where it isn’t economical or feasible to do a 50% water change may benefit from the added equipment, but you’re basically in the nano size realm. I think if you take the scrubber offline and do a few water changes you’ll be surprised how good the corals look.
What's would u recommend for a good trace element addIf you’re going to keep the scrubber I’d recommend a good trace element additive. By the time the scrubber is well established it will outcompete your corals for those trace elements and start to affect their health. Been there done that.
Yep, I have a 40GB also...I tried all the mixed reef stuff..SPS/LPS and started dosing the crap out of my tank...lost much lps, helped some sps, etc.
Finally decided on a mostly LPS tank with a few sticks, quit dosing, did water changes only, and Bam...Finally got tank looking right. Now that I have 4 healthy big torches, 5 hammers, 2 frogs and other various coral, I'm simply dosing Brightwell Reef Code A and B every 2 days, and tank is best it's ever been.
Op...you are trying to hard, you don't need Kalk for that tank, stop the Red Sea AB+energy stuff, try something like TM All4Reef or Reef Code, every few days, and do water changes until you get it right. Your Nitrates are going bananas.
Here is my 40GB 2.3 years..