Sps high nutrients myth?

[Charlie’s Frags]

Flow = Polyp Extension.

More flow = more better.

Not in my experience. More flow doesn’t help a starving/stressed acro. More of the right kind of flow will benefit a healthy acro, but doesn’t do anything if an acros is stressed like the one in question.

 

[Rakie]

Not in my experience. More flow doesn’t help a starving/stressed acro. More of the right kind of flow will benefit a healthy acro, but doesn’t do anything if an acros is stressed like the one in question.

Correct. I meant with all things being in order, which is not the case in this thread. I should have been more specific.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Correct. I meant with all things being in order, which is not the case in this thread. I should have been more specific.

Just clarifying.

 

[BonelessEvil]

I've been following

True 0 phosphate is bad and the coral will be stressed and start dying

When is phosphate TOO high?

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I've been following


When is phosphate TOO high?

Anecdotally I’ve seen and read po4 higher than 0.2 can limit calcification. Conversely to that, I’ve watched videos of many well know reef enthusiasts that claim their nitrates are north of 100 and po4 at 2.0 ppm with no issues what to speak of in terms of sps growth or color. So the answer I have for you is,
I don’t know.
I hope this clears that up for you

 

[EJReef]

I've been following


When is phosphate TOO high?

Don’t know i’ve never had that problem. I have issues keeping them above 0.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Don’t know i’ve never had that problem. I have issues keeping them above 0.

Turn that dang old skimmer off buddy

 

[EJReef]

Turn that dang old skimmer off buddy

Ha, i could try that. I need it for gas exchange though so I could just lower the water level until it stops producing

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Ha, i could try that. I need it for gas exchange though so I could just lower the water level until it stops producing

I turned mine off 10 days ago and my nitrates went from 0.25-0.5 to 10 today and my po4 went from 0.003 to 0.05 today. I haven’t done a gas exchange test but all seems well. Acros look better than ever with CRAZY polyp extension.

 

[griff500]

When is phosphate TOO high?

I'm sure people more knowledgeable than me will correct this, but I think it's about balance and the level of phosphate can be higher with high nitrate and lower with low nitrate. The part of the balance we don't really know is C but apparently we can (or shortly will be able to) test for that as well.

If that's correct then it might explain why some tanks thrive on levels that are apparently too high? Balance between nutrient levels is perhaps more important than their absolute levels?

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Wouldn’t the ripples on the water surface and the water entering the sump provide gas exchange?

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

POW

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Sorry about the last fuzzy pic. I can’t delete it for some reason

 

[nickkohrn]

Every SPS in my system has been fine until I recently hit 0.35 ppm of phosphate; everything is browning out now. I just added PhosGuard tonight to bring it down. I’m hoping things will begin coloring back up to the bright corals they previously were.

 

[srad750c]

What was the issue with trace elements?

Not enough, the two part had trace elements but not enough to keep my corals growing. I still had to use an amino acid supplement also.

 

[JBNY]

0.35 man that is low for me lol, I strive to keep them under .40 but IMO anything under 0.70 is fine. Even at that it's not going to dramatically effect color or growth. Normally it is other factors. AA if they are helping with growth, is just because your Nitrates are too low.

 

[JBNY]

0.35 man that is low for me lol, I strive to keep them under .40 but IMO anything under 0.70 is fine. Even at that it's not going to dramatically effect color or growth. Normally it is other factors. AA if they are helping with growth, is just because your Nitrates are too low.

 

[Leadfooted]

Mine is stable at:

Dkh 9-10
NO3 5-10ppm
PO4 trace
Mag 1440
Ca. 440

I feed heavy and have no algae and have excellent growth and color in my SPS and LPS.

Hi @Flippers4pups , you still hanging around these parameters?

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

POW

Check out the 8 month growth

 

[Flippers4pups]

Hi @Flippers4pups , you still hanging around these parameters?

Yes.