My first upgrade was from the crap Aqua One skimmer to a decent one.
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I am thinking that it might be low on some needed element. That is why I'd look at something like chaetogroWhen I initially put the chaeto in it grew an insane amount and filled my entire sump I removed most of it after a year and it just doesn’t seem to grow anymore thinking the nitrates are too high now or something?
Ya increase that by doing it weekly and double the percentage, try it. 18.5 gallons in a 185g system every two weeks probably not enough to do anything.Yes I do 70 litres which is 10% every 2 weeks
Thinking of doing the same not sure what to go for thoughMy first upgrade was from the crap Aqua One skimmer to a decent one.
Or search here for denitrator. Looks to work well for all who built oneLook on youtube for "parkers reef sulfur denitrator". This worked for me, with a bit of patience. I wish I had known about this sooner. I just couldn't do enough water changes, and I like fish.
They work well, but IME you can't beat the price of dosing vinegar (carbon dosing) for Nitrate control.Or search here for denitrator. Looks to work well for all who built one
They said their chaeto wasn’t growing.add some macro to the sump....
I’ve added many sps over the years but eventually they all just die. Even hammers and torches I had several go from 1 head to 8 heads and then they all vanished once the nutrients went upCounterintuitive, but, and this is just a suggestion here, don't worry about it?
Run carbon (or run more) to get SPS to grow near softies. Allellopathy is a thing.
I’ve tried sps in the past when my nitrates were 50-100 and they just wouldn’t survive theydI wouldn’t mess with it! Don’t worry about the numbers it’s only gonna cause you problems down the line! Get some Sps and jump right in! I had the same problem and threw some tester pieces in and they took off! Then I started carbon dosing to bring them down from 100 and all it did was cause a huge imbalance that I’ve been fighting since.. rrrrrrr lol
I’d guess you got something else going on honestly.. I have yet to see any I’ll effects on Sps with elevated no3…I’ve tried sps in the past when my nitrates were 50-100 and they just wouldn’t survive theyd