Got a question about my system. It’s only 10months along now, and I keep it fairly clean……maybe too clean. First Corals have been in since September. My NO3 and PO4 keep dropping to near zero. I have very little algae in the system and I feed twice daily and two medium algae clips a day for my 4 tangs and 2 Bellus angelfish. I am currently dosing 20 ml of NeoNitro and 20 ml of NeoPhos every other day. NO3 hovers around 4-6 and PO4 stays at 0.01. UV and skimmer run 24/7 and filter socks are changes every 2-3 days. Auto water change of 2.5 gal/day with IO Reef Crystals. DT plus sump is about 180 gallons of water And bare bottom. Other parameters are as follows:
Temp. 79-80.5
Salinity. 35.0
PH. 8.05-8.20
Alk. 8.0-8.1
Ca. 465
Mag. 1470
Everything is quite stable, but I seem to be needing more and more nutrient dosing each week to keep the nitrates and phosphates above zero. Corals are all growing well. Is this normal, that as the corals grow, I will need to continually increase my dosing to keep up with them? I’m also dosing 15ml Alk, 4ml Ca and 3ml Aminos everyday. Haven’t started dosing Mag yet since it’s just now dropping below the 1500 level.
Looking for Suggestions on things to consider or confirmation I’m doing okay with very low nutrients. Photos from this morning.
Temp. 79-80.5
Salinity. 35.0
PH. 8.05-8.20
Alk. 8.0-8.1
Ca. 465
Mag. 1470
Everything is quite stable, but I seem to be needing more and more nutrient dosing each week to keep the nitrates and phosphates above zero. Corals are all growing well. Is this normal, that as the corals grow, I will need to continually increase my dosing to keep up with them? I’m also dosing 15ml Alk, 4ml Ca and 3ml Aminos everyday. Haven’t started dosing Mag yet since it’s just now dropping below the 1500 level.
Looking for Suggestions on things to consider or confirmation I’m doing okay with very low nutrients. Photos from this morning.