Trying to understand why corals aren't thriving, rather barely surviving.
I've been doing alot of research on the forums and there's a lot of contradicting evidence and view points. My tank is roughly a couple of months set up, but comes from a 8-9 month Fish only system. With some very hardy corals that I still have with me.
I purchased some torch corals a month or so ago, but they have detracted and split a few times, but do not look like others on the forums or when i got them.
My calcium stays within 430-450, and temps stay within 79-80 degress, salinity stays 1.025-1.026. Here are my numbers over the past couple of days. My understanding is i need to slowly raise nitrates and lower my phosphates. I've purchased some chemicals to aid in getting the numbers right, as GFO is not working in conjunction with microbacter as i understand the bacteria feeds on nitrate moreso than phos.
Would love someone with experience to help me get this under control, i battled cyano, hair algae and im just getting over the hair algae. my plan is to let it run course, perhaps dosing nitrate and chemically absorbing phos until i hit 5ppm Nitrate and 0.03 phos (or close not planning to chase)
I hope the torches pull through they are partially the reason i got into the hobby. Clown + 2 tangs are doing well!
Thank you,
Nate
I've been doing alot of research on the forums and there's a lot of contradicting evidence and view points. My tank is roughly a couple of months set up, but comes from a 8-9 month Fish only system. With some very hardy corals that I still have with me.
I purchased some torch corals a month or so ago, but they have detracted and split a few times, but do not look like others on the forums or when i got them.
My calcium stays within 430-450, and temps stay within 79-80 degress, salinity stays 1.025-1.026. Here are my numbers over the past couple of days. My understanding is i need to slowly raise nitrates and lower my phosphates. I've purchased some chemicals to aid in getting the numbers right, as GFO is not working in conjunction with microbacter as i understand the bacteria feeds on nitrate moreso than phos.
Would love someone with experience to help me get this under control, i battled cyano, hair algae and im just getting over the hair algae. my plan is to let it run course, perhaps dosing nitrate and chemically absorbing phos until i hit 5ppm Nitrate and 0.03 phos (or close not planning to chase)
I hope the torches pull through they are partially the reason i got into the hobby. Clown + 2 tangs are doing well!
Thank you,
Nate