mook1178
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My tank is just under 3 months old an I have hit the uglies. I started with 10 lbs live rock and 80 lbs dry rock. My nutrients have tanked, both on 0 ppm. I know this is the reason for the uglies, but I do not want to start dosing nutrients yet. I think the tank just needs to mature some more.
I have not changed the water in about 6 weeks. I have been dosing alkalinity and calcium. My live stock is a clown pair, goby, 2 wrasse, bleeny, and 5 chromis. I feed 1-2 frozen blocks of either mysis or brine shrimp per day. I still cannot get my nitrates above 0. I know my rock and sand are sucking up the phosphates.
I also run a skimmer. IF I turn it off the water clouds back up.
What can I do to bring up my nutrients without dosing and possibly speed up the maturity? should I turn off the skimmer and allow the water to clear up on its own? The cloudiness is most likely from a bacterial bloom.
I have not changed the water in about 6 weeks. I have been dosing alkalinity and calcium. My live stock is a clown pair, goby, 2 wrasse, bleeny, and 5 chromis. I feed 1-2 frozen blocks of either mysis or brine shrimp per day. I still cannot get my nitrates above 0. I know my rock and sand are sucking up the phosphates.
I also run a skimmer. IF I turn it off the water clouds back up.
What can I do to bring up my nutrients without dosing and possibly speed up the maturity? should I turn off the skimmer and allow the water to clear up on its own? The cloudiness is most likely from a bacterial bloom.
