Hey everyone, I have a 150g DT + 55g Sump18m old tank "well stocked" and I have been battling nutrients for a while, Nitrates spiking at or above 75ppm and phosphates around .63-.70ppm after tuning my filtration to be more affective I was able to get them down but still not as low as they should be "I think". I just recently reduced feeding and have seen some results which I will stick to but wondering if I need to wait more or look for an additional solution.
I guess the big questions is....will my issue resolve through waiting and waterchanges? or should i be doing something different?
Starting tests:
Water change ~30g: day 0
Nitrate/Phosphate: 1 Day after Waterchange
Nitrate 11.7
Phosphate .31
Nitrate/Phosphate: 4 Days after Waterchange
Nitrate 39.9 Total increase of 28.8
Phosphate .39 Total increase of .08
Reduced Feeding
water change ~30g: day 0
Nitrate/Phosphate: 1 Day after Waterchange
Nitrate 19.9
Phosphate .41
Nitrate/Phosphate: 4 Days after Waterchange
Nitrate 45.4 Total increase of 25.5
Phosphate .43 Total increase of .02
Feeding looks like
every morning they get 3/4 of a sheet of LRS Seaweed
every evening they get 1.5" x 1.25" piece of frozen LRS Reef Frenzy (thawed and diluted and then broadcast into the tank
Fish in tank
Tangs :
Purple, Naso, Maculiceps, Blue hippo, Chocolate, Powder Brown
FoxFace
Wrasse:
Adorned,Female Leopard
Starry Blenny
Brown Banded Sleeper (Dragon) Goby
I guess the big questions is....will my issue resolve through waiting and waterchanges? or should i be doing something different?
Starting tests:
Water change ~30g: day 0
Nitrate/Phosphate: 1 Day after Waterchange
Nitrate 11.7
Phosphate .31
Nitrate/Phosphate: 4 Days after Waterchange
Nitrate 39.9 Total increase of 28.8
Phosphate .39 Total increase of .08
Reduced Feeding
water change ~30g: day 0
Nitrate/Phosphate: 1 Day after Waterchange
Nitrate 19.9
Phosphate .41
Nitrate/Phosphate: 4 Days after Waterchange
Nitrate 45.4 Total increase of 25.5
Phosphate .43 Total increase of .02
Feeding looks like
every morning they get 3/4 of a sheet of LRS Seaweed
every evening they get 1.5" x 1.25" piece of frozen LRS Reef Frenzy (thawed and diluted and then broadcast into the tank
Fish in tank
Tangs :
Purple, Naso, Maculiceps, Blue hippo, Chocolate, Powder Brown
FoxFace
Wrasse:
Adorned,Female Leopard
Starry Blenny
Brown Banded Sleeper (Dragon) Goby