Hi reefers, I have started two identical tanks both are 12 gallon AIO with AI HD 16 prime fixtures, UV 5 watt, Nero 3, nano glass skimmers and cheato 9watt Innovative Marine. Both have been running since January 2021. Each has 10 lbs KP aquatics live rock with 20 lbs live sand.
I am dosing manually with RedSea Alk for my SPS and LPS tank, but noticed that the LPS tank was rising higher than the SPS, I guess the consumption was not as much for the LPS corals vs SPS. I decided to dose every other day Red Sea alk for the LPS and will dose twice a day for the SPS since the ALK was staying constant. Based on my numbers should I be dosing a calcium supplement to raise calcium levels? Should I be dosing ALK for the LPS tank? They seem not to take down the ALK as the SPS do. I have a very small volume of water and all my corals are doing well. Fighting cyano in the SPS tank but naturally, water changes and vaccum no redslime remover etc for me!
Hanna testing was done at 6:35pm, 2 hours before lights shut off:
LPS
PH 8.2
dkh 8.1
ULR Phosphate .19
LR Nitrate 5.4
Calcium 399
Salinity 1.025
Temp 77.7F
SPS
PH 8.3
dKH 7.6
ULR Phosphate .04
LR Nitrate 4.3
Calcium 373
Salinity 1.025
Temp 79.1
I mix RedSea SPS dominant with RO/DI water. I feed ReefRoids once per week, very small spot feeding with small broadcasting then turn pumps back on. Cheato grows great for LPS tank, still trying to dial it in for SPS tank. I do water change 1 per week 5 gallons which is almost half the volume of my tank, going to wait 2 weeks before I do the next water change for each tank if the values show I still have some phosphates and nitrates to acceptable values.
Each tank has 4 small gobies: Yasha, Red headed, Green stripped red cheek goby, barnacle blenny and striped goby. Feed tank frozen brine small portion from the frozen cube once per day each tank.
I am dosing manually with RedSea Alk for my SPS and LPS tank, but noticed that the LPS tank was rising higher than the SPS, I guess the consumption was not as much for the LPS corals vs SPS. I decided to dose every other day Red Sea alk for the LPS and will dose twice a day for the SPS since the ALK was staying constant. Based on my numbers should I be dosing a calcium supplement to raise calcium levels? Should I be dosing ALK for the LPS tank? They seem not to take down the ALK as the SPS do. I have a very small volume of water and all my corals are doing well. Fighting cyano in the SPS tank but naturally, water changes and vaccum no redslime remover etc for me!
Hanna testing was done at 6:35pm, 2 hours before lights shut off:
LPS
PH 8.2
dkh 8.1
ULR Phosphate .19
LR Nitrate 5.4
Calcium 399
Salinity 1.025
Temp 77.7F
SPS
PH 8.3
dKH 7.6
ULR Phosphate .04
LR Nitrate 4.3
Calcium 373
Salinity 1.025
Temp 79.1
I mix RedSea SPS dominant with RO/DI water. I feed ReefRoids once per week, very small spot feeding with small broadcasting then turn pumps back on. Cheato grows great for LPS tank, still trying to dial it in for SPS tank. I do water change 1 per week 5 gallons which is almost half the volume of my tank, going to wait 2 weeks before I do the next water change for each tank if the values show I still have some phosphates and nitrates to acceptable values.
Each tank has 4 small gobies: Yasha, Red headed, Green stripped red cheek goby, barnacle blenny and striped goby. Feed tank frozen brine small portion from the frozen cube once per day each tank.