Hi all,
it’s been 30 years and I’m still being driven crazy by this hobby.
my new tank has matured pink coraline growing all over, time for sps, no my nitrates are 50 ppm so started nopox.
its been 6.5 weeks and its Still 50 ppm, the only difference is I don’t have to clean the glass so often and the water has a slight tinge to it even though I’m running carbon and uv.
the main question is a white bacterial growth is taking over, I’m guessing it’s the bacteria that nopox is feeding but wouldn’t mind a second opinion please.
Tank is reefer 425xl
temp 25
salinity 35
alk 9 with salifert that’s just about to run out and 10 with new one! Slowly lowering it to 9..
ca 420
mg 1380
no3 50
po4 0.03
ph 8
redsea pro salt, 10% a month change and just started af ab and c only at 10ml per month.
could it be low po4 inhibiting the nitrate reduction? I’ve got trisodium phosphate made up if needed...
skimmer is curve 5 working fine, adjusted a little wet.
cheers barks
it’s been 30 years and I’m still being driven crazy by this hobby.
my new tank has matured pink coraline growing all over, time for sps, no my nitrates are 50 ppm so started nopox.
its been 6.5 weeks and its Still 50 ppm, the only difference is I don’t have to clean the glass so often and the water has a slight tinge to it even though I’m running carbon and uv.
the main question is a white bacterial growth is taking over, I’m guessing it’s the bacteria that nopox is feeding but wouldn’t mind a second opinion please.
Tank is reefer 425xl
temp 25
salinity 35
alk 9 with salifert that’s just about to run out and 10 with new one! Slowly lowering it to 9..
ca 420
mg 1380
no3 50
po4 0.03
ph 8
redsea pro salt, 10% a month change and just started af ab and c only at 10ml per month.
could it be low po4 inhibiting the nitrate reduction? I’ve got trisodium phosphate made up if needed...
skimmer is curve 5 working fine, adjusted a little wet.
cheers barks