My SPS & Clam Tank

[jonelder68]

I coincidentally took a pic of the efflo last night. Still growing strong.

…PO4 currently at 0.30 ppm. I recently raised it in preparation for the next 4 contests starting soon.

Do you find with raised PO4 that nitrates need to be elevated with it as well?

 

[Mschmidt]

Last contest my PO4 ranged from 0.00 - 0.20 ppm.

Nitrate was from 0 - 15 ppm.

I experimented with very high and low levels to see if there’d be a difference in growth. I actually experimented a TON last year.

This contest I’m going to actually try something different…I’m keeping my nutrients much higher.


https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022098111004588

 

[Featherweight]

More about nitrates! Battling low nitrates now

 

[Troylee]

More about nitrates! Battling low nitrates now

Dose ammonia! It’s a game changer.

 

[Featherweight]

More about nitrates! Battling low nitrates now

Dose ammonia! It’s a game changer.

Ammonia bicarb? Ill find the recipe and start.

 

[Troylee]

Ammonia bicarb? Ill find the recipe and start.

Yes sir!
4-3/4 tsp to a liter of rodi.. start at like 1ml per 10 gallons and work your way up.

 

[Featherweight]

Yes sir!
4-3/4 tsp to a liter of rodi.. start at like 1ml per 10 gallons and work your way up.

Cool, are you dosing it manually or on a doser?

 

[Troylee]

Cool, are you dosing it manually or on a doser?

I’m using a doser now cause I’m up to 60ml a day.. I started by hand

 

[Miami Reef]

Do you find with raised PO4 that nitrates need to be elevated with it as well?

Symbiodinium (zooxanthellae) can tolerate nitrogen deficiency much better than phosphate deficiency:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5441187/

We exposed corals to imbalanced N:P ratios in long-term experiments and found that the undersupply of phosphate severely disturbed the symbiosis, indicated by the loss of coral biomass, malfunctioning of algal photosynthesis and bleaching of the corals. In contrast, the corals tolerated an undersupply with nitrogen at high phosphate concentrations without negative effects on symbiont photosynthesis, suggesting a better adaptation to nitrogen limitation.

I would ensure both are detectable, but PO4 is more important if I had to choose one.

 

[Miami Reef]

Lot 2 from Dr. Reef is in transit. Coming tomorrow.

This is gonna be a good one…

…orange. That’s the hint.

 

[EliMelly]

Exciting!

 

[Troylee]

Lot 2 from Dr. Reef is in transit. Coming tomorrow.

This is gonna be a good one…

…orange. That’s the hint.

Highly doubt it’s a clown and there’s not much more besides a flame angel lol..

 

[Mschmidt]

Orange is a decoy.

Your getting a banana wrasse.

 

[twentyleagues]

Orange is a decoy.

Your getting a banana wrasse.

Orange you glad I didn't say banana?

 

[Dr. Reef Verified Sponsor]

Goldfish?

 

[twentyleagues]

Golddfish?

Wait a second you know the answer!

 

[Miami Reef]

Dr. Reef actually gave a really good clue.

Highly doubt it’s a clown and there’s not much more besides a flame angel lol..

Haha. Not quite.

 

[Miami Reef]

This is kind of the drawbacks of accelerating coral growth: coralline goes rogue.

They encrust and cover the pumps and wall in the span of weeks.

I can easily remove the coralline from the powerheads, but I’ll do it during the next cleaning cycle.

 

[Miami Reef]

The naso from Dr. Reef is absolutely thriving. He’s a perfectly normal and healthy fish:

 

[twentyleagues]

The naso from Dr. Reef is absolutely thriving. He’s a perfectly normal and healthy fish:

He's gorgeous! Maybe one day, thats my bucket list fish.