I just ordered some sps and have questions. Never kept corals and the queen angel might eat them but here we go they were super cheap. I am not new to saltwater, not at all just always been a fish guy. They are going in a 235 gallon aquarium that currently has kalkwasser in autotopoff and all levels of everything are super consistent. If i become successful enough to have the corals grow to the point that kalk isnt enough, ill dose. Small dyno problem because no matter how much food I dump in there the nitrates stay at 1 and phosphate at 0.0. Very high powered light in a very large refugium, but I only run it a few hours a week on the lowest setting to keep the chaeto alive. I honestly have no clue where the nitrates could possibly be going. There is no algae in the tank except for a thin layer of dynos on the sand.
My question is about water changes while they are in the frag tank. And any advice you see relevant. If you post about how I'm stupid for trying sps first and how I am an idiot for putting coral with an angelfish. I don't care. I have heard that acros especially are very finicky on changing water parameters like alk and calcium. When I do a water change in the small frag tank, these levels are going to change instantly. Is this going to be an issue? I can match the salinity and temp but the whole point is to raise the calcium and alk so it will be different.
Also I don't do water changes and I will not be doing water changes in the big tank. Not opposed to ICP testing with triton but it is way too much water and I build my system around no water changes. If this can't work with sps, they will have to go! I am willing to take that risk have nothing to lose!
My question is about water changes while they are in the frag tank. And any advice you see relevant. If you post about how I'm stupid for trying sps first and how I am an idiot for putting coral with an angelfish. I don't care. I have heard that acros especially are very finicky on changing water parameters like alk and calcium. When I do a water change in the small frag tank, these levels are going to change instantly. Is this going to be an issue? I can match the salinity and temp but the whole point is to raise the calcium and alk so it will be different.
Also I don't do water changes and I will not be doing water changes in the big tank. Not opposed to ICP testing with triton but it is way too much water and I build my system around no water changes. If this can't work with sps, they will have to go! I am willing to take that risk have nothing to lose!