Nutrient ratio

[Gellisjr1]

I tested my nutrients today. Nitrate = 28.6 PPM & .316 PPM measured with Hanna checkers. I realize these numbers are considered high but they are still within the 10:1 ratio. Could these numbers still acceptable? The only thing I am noticing algae growth on the glass every couple days. I have a brand new algae reactor installed has been up and running for 1 week. Cheato is growing well with a 16 Hr photo period.

 

[Jekyl]

I tested my nutrients today. Nitrate = 28.6 PPM & .316 PPM measured with Hanna checkers. I realize these numbers are considered high but they are still within the 10:1 ratio. Could these numbers still acceptable? The only thing I am noticing algae growth on the glass every couple days. I have a brand new algae reactor installed has been up and running for 1 week. Cheato is growing well with a 16 Hr photo period.

Don't chase numbers. Let your tank tell you when something isn't right. My tank is doing fine and I'm way higher than that.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I tested my nutrients today. Nitrate = 28.6 PPM & .316 PPM measured with Hanna checkers. I realize these numbers are considered high but they are still within the 10:1 ratio. Could these numbers still acceptable? The only thing I am noticing algae growth on the glass every couple days. I have a brand new algae reactor installed has been up and running for 1 week. Cheato is growing well with a 16 Hr photo period.

That's actually roughly a 100:1 ratio
Ratios are mostly meaningless.
Also, those numbers aren't especially high.

 

[John Doe]

Do you keep hard corals?

 

[Gellisjr1]

Do you keep hard corals?

Yes I have a mixed reef. It is mostly LPS softie dominant right now. I want to add some more SPS to the tank but before I do this I am working on lowering Nutrients & stabilizing them. I am getting better at it. The SPS that I currently have in the tank are surviving I just haven't seen much growth other than some puddling out on the frag plugs. I have a Forest fire montipora, Milka stylo frag, green slimmer and another unknown Acro. In a perfect situation I am trying to get to a 10 :1 Redfield ratio of 10 PPM Nitrates & .100 PPM Phosphates. I am just a little confused about the ratio because by my calculations these numbers I have equal a 10 to .1 ratio as they are. I just don't, know how much I should keep pushing or is this where the tank wants to be? The tank is well established and has been up and running for just over a year now. Just don't want to chase a number I am not going to beablebto achive.

 

[KStatefan]

Yes I have a mixed reef. It is mostly LPS softie dominant right now. I want to add some more SPS to the tank but before I do this I am working on lowering Nutrients & stabilizing them. I am getting better at it. The SPS that I currently have in the tank are surviving I just haven't seen much growth other than some puddling out on the frag plugs. I have a Forest fire montipora, Milka stylo frag, green slimmer and another unknown Acro. In a perfect situation I am trying to get to a 10 :1 Redfield ratio of 10 PPM Nitrates & .100 PPM Phosphates. I am just a little confused about the ratio because by my calculations these numbers I have equal a 10 to .1 ratio as they are. I just don't, know how much I should keep pushing or is this where the tank wants to be? The tank is well established and has been up and running for just over a year now. Just don't want to chase a number I am not going to beablebto achive.

The Redfield Ratio is not 10:1 It is a ratio of carbon to nitrogen to phosphorus at 106:16:1.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

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[Gellisjr1]

Yes sir you are correct. My mistake. Thank you for the correction. I must have gotten it confused with reading it or seeing it when the ratio of Nitrate to Phosphoru was being discussed.

 

[Gellisjr1]

The Redfield Ratio is not 10:1 It is a ratio of carbon to nitrogen to phosphorus at 106:16:1.

Yes sir you are correct. My mistake. Thank you for the correction. I admit I did not fact check before posting. I obviously have it confused with the proper term while I was reaserching for information about nutrients and ways to lower them.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

The Redfield Ratio is not 10:1 It is a ratio of carbon to nitrogen to phosphorus at 106:16:1.

And it (possibly) applies to deep ocean algae, not corals.

 

[KStatefan]

Yes sir you are correct. My mistake. Thank you for the correction. I admit I did not fact check before posting. I obviously have it confused with the proper term while I was reaserching for information about nutrients and ways to lower them.

Not your mistake there is way to much misinformation out there about it.

This is a good article from Mike Paletta did a few years ago. You can look at the wide range of levels their tanks were at.

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/tank-parameters-of-some-masters.263/