monti cap question

[manilaboy1vic]

my new cap is fading.. can this be due to undectable levels of phos/nitrates??

alk: 7.7
cal: 400
phos: 0
nitrates: 0

i turned off my gfo/purigen reactors.. it will 48hrs at around 8pm tonite.. any advice??
skimmer still going..

maybe just run the GFO, no purigen??

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Keep your alk higher

 

[manilaboy1vic]

Keep your alk higher

its ridiculous how much two part im putting into this tank that doesnt have much stony coral..

80g total water volume..

NEW: monitcap frag, (sunset monti frag, favites frag -- in the tank about 1.5wks)
Existing: maxima clam, scoly, and softiets..

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

I do 20ml a day in my biocube

 

[manilaboy1vic]

im tempted to keep the GFO going tho and just feed a bit more??

 

[manilaboy1vic]

I do 20ml a day in my biocube

im up to 54.6ml alk per day now.. we'll see..

i have the cap at around 200par level too..

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

200-250 par is good for caps how’s the flow, remember they are still sps so they like light and flow

 

[manilaboy1vic]

i think the avg on that par is 250, it goes above 250 and then below.. i just moved it there gotta give it some more time on the apex fusion graph to get a good avg.

the flow is high.. to the left over about 20" is a vertical icecap 3k running on random straight down that back wall.. 40% on the icecap.

what if i just run GFO and skimmer, no GAC.. i just wanna see some nitrates on the test kit... tank is BB if that matters.

 

[Reeferdood]

IMO, bring the alkalinity up a little and try for a little dirtier water, GFO can strip your phosphate which can starve your corals.. 5-15 ppm nitrates and 0.05 phosphate is what I shoot for...
Are you checking your magnesium at all?

 

[manilaboy1vic]

IMO, bring the alkalinity up a little and try for a little dirtier water, GFO can strip your phosphate which can starve your corals.. 5-15 ppm nitrates and 0.05 phosphate is what I shoot for...
Are you checking your magnesium at all?

the two part has mag in it.

 

[Reeferdood]

the two part has mag in it.

What 2 part are you using?

 

[manilaboy1vic]

What 2 part are you using?

seachem reef fusion

 

[happyhourhero]

What is your mg?

 

[Reeferdood]

Be careful, I would still check you mag levels....
Don’t rely on the levels in that 2 part to stay where they need to be...

 

[manilaboy1vic]

Be careful, I would still check you mag levels....
Don’t rely on the levels in that 2 part to stay where they need to be...

i have the gfo/gac off.. sooo i let that bake for a couple days

 

[ycnibrc]

Another thread with zero nitrate and phosphate and Coral fading. Feed 3 x more if u don't dose amino acid do it. Acropora is a good choice and doesn't brake your bank. Shut down skimmer but still let it make bubble by open the air inlet full. Do it for 2 week's check phosphate n nitrate. If u check Sanjay , Mike , Adams BC, Matt Boom Coral they all run their tanks with detectable nutrients. I would aim for phosphate 1ppm n nitrate 10ppm.
Good luck

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

I think that most people agree that these days the general recomendation is around .02 phos and 5-10 nitrates.

If you are adding tons of alk and it isnt rising i woukd check your mag level pronto. Seems like you are adding a lot though, i add 100ml a day to my 300 and i have a monti cap that wouldnt even fit in a 20 gallon tank..

Good luck, i am sure it will.come around..

 

[manilaboy1vic]

I think that most people agree that these days the general recomendation is around .02 phos and 5-10 nitrates.

If you are adding tons of alk and it isnt rising i woukd check your mag level pronto. Seems like you are adding a lot though, i add 100ml a day to my 300 and i have a monti cap that wouldnt even fit in a 20 gallon tank..

Good luck, i am sure it will.come around..

Ah yes, My Mg is down.. because i stopped dosing Ca for a week..

my two part has Mg mixed in with the Ca.. oops.. i actually just brough Ca back on line a couple days ago.. added a little Mg, half of what the bottle claims i should put

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

That will do it. I dont know what brand you are using but i always dose exactly the same amount of cal and alk..

 

[manilaboy1vic]

That will do it. I dont know what brand you are using but i always dose exactly the same amount of cal and alk..

im using reef fusion, my calcium was over 500.. so i stopped to bring it down..