Hi fellow stick heads! I’ve been seeing a lot about nutrients on this forum lately and was hoping to add my 2 cents and maybe start a meaningful discussion. While I am a firm believer that there are many different ways to run a successful reef tank, and that SPS will thrive with varying nitrate and phosphate levels, I am confused why I see so many people talking about dosing nitrate and phosphate as a solution to SPS issues. I certainly don’t believe you have to have higher nitrate and phosphate to be successful. In fact, my water test this weekend was clear on salifert nitrate and 0ppb on Hanna ULR phosphorus checker and things look really nice. I think in my case it’s feeding my tank very heavily with many different foods and particle sizes so that everything is getting it’s required nutrition to be healthy. I guess I’m just wondering why the conversation is about nitrate and phosphate instead of feeding your reef as a whole and making sure everything is as healthy as possible. I’d love to hear everyone’s opinions on this topic!