Quick question.
What product are you guys using on low nutrient systems. I QT my frags.. and frankly this 30 gallon Qt is driving me nuts. No fish as I QT for ICK in it along with SPS pests... so the tanks ALk I had a hard time keeping up.. was tending to run at 6 or even 5.5 ... but the frags looked ok.. problem was slim algea at that low ALK level.. so I started to bump it up ... ALK is now at 8.5 9.0... but now the frags are starting to lose color and bleaching out.. We understand ...low nutrients.. low alk.. higher nutrient levels ... higher alk... is the basic rule.. so I am wishing to keep the alk around 8... I will need to add in some nitrate and phosphate.. please suggest some products that have worked for you all in similar situations.. thanks
What product are you guys using on low nutrient systems. I QT my frags.. and frankly this 30 gallon Qt is driving me nuts. No fish as I QT for ICK in it along with SPS pests... so the tanks ALk I had a hard time keeping up.. was tending to run at 6 or even 5.5 ... but the frags looked ok.. problem was slim algea at that low ALK level.. so I started to bump it up ... ALK is now at 8.5 9.0... but now the frags are starting to lose color and bleaching out.. We understand ...low nutrients.. low alk.. higher nutrient levels ... higher alk... is the basic rule.. so I am wishing to keep the alk around 8... I will need to add in some nitrate and phosphate.. please suggest some products that have worked for you all in similar situations.. thanks