Background Knowledge:
-150g with 40g sump, and just hit 1 year old
-2-3" sand bed
-100ish lbs. LR done in Negative Space type arrangement
-4 mp40s
-2 marine pure bricks in sump
-Apex everything w/ Trident and DOS (BRS 2 part only)
-Hannah Checker for everything
-Live stock
- 2 clowns
- PBrT
- Sailfin Tang
- Hippo Tang
- Foxface
- 6 Chromis
- Fairy Wrasse
- Diamond Goby
- Vaious snails and other inverts
-Alk: 9.5
-Cal: 440ish
-Mg1340
-pH 8.15 (day) - 7.9 (night)
Phosphates usually sit right at .03 with normal feeding habits (frozen and Nori)
Nitrates will not go above 0. I haven't run filter socks in about 2 months and my skimmer is only running for about 8 hours twice a week. When I dose NeoNitro, Hannah picks it up at expected levels but its gone in about 12-18 hours.
Should I try removing the Marine pure? I almost feel dumb asking that. But the marine pure sits in a baffle (and completely blocks it) with a foam pad on top. From time to time, I can lift that foam up and it releases an air pocket that seems to have built up. I don't really want to dose neo nitro if I don't have to, and I'd really like to have a more active skimmer, because the sump gets disgusting quick.
I think my options are:
1) Remove the Marine pure completely
2) Move the Marine pure to where the socks used to be (way higher flow)
3) Just dose something like NeoNitro
What do y'all think? What should I try first? What would be most effective? Are there any other options I'm missing?
I've been fighting this since the start of this tank. Some corals live but don't thrive. And SPS you can just about set a timer to count down until they go. SPS is the goal with this tank so I want to do what have to get this working.
-150g with 40g sump, and just hit 1 year old
-2-3" sand bed
-100ish lbs. LR done in Negative Space type arrangement
-4 mp40s
-2 marine pure bricks in sump
-Apex everything w/ Trident and DOS (BRS 2 part only)
-Hannah Checker for everything
-Live stock
- 2 clowns
- PBrT
- Sailfin Tang
- Hippo Tang
- Foxface
- 6 Chromis
- Fairy Wrasse
- Diamond Goby
- Vaious snails and other inverts
-Alk: 9.5
-Cal: 440ish
-Mg1340
-pH 8.15 (day) - 7.9 (night)
Phosphates usually sit right at .03 with normal feeding habits (frozen and Nori)
Nitrates will not go above 0. I haven't run filter socks in about 2 months and my skimmer is only running for about 8 hours twice a week. When I dose NeoNitro, Hannah picks it up at expected levels but its gone in about 12-18 hours.
Should I try removing the Marine pure? I almost feel dumb asking that. But the marine pure sits in a baffle (and completely blocks it) with a foam pad on top. From time to time, I can lift that foam up and it releases an air pocket that seems to have built up. I don't really want to dose neo nitro if I don't have to, and I'd really like to have a more active skimmer, because the sump gets disgusting quick.
I think my options are:
1) Remove the Marine pure completely
2) Move the Marine pure to where the socks used to be (way higher flow)
3) Just dose something like NeoNitro
What do y'all think? What should I try first? What would be most effective? Are there any other options I'm missing?
I've been fighting this since the start of this tank. Some corals live but don't thrive. And SPS you can just about set a timer to count down until they go. SPS is the goal with this tank so I want to do what have to get this working.