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Hey everyone
Think I need some help. So I was pretty sure I had a nutrient issue because I was getting some algae I couldn't get rid of and some corals weren't doing too good. I upgraded my ro system, changed all the filters and membranes, hooked up a biopellet reactor took my phosban reactor offline and started dosing prodibio bioptum and bio digest on the 5th and 20th of every month. Hopefully by now u can tell where this is going ....did tons of research watched tons of videos before embarking on this journey and one thing everyone stressed was testing is key as you guessed it I didn't test my water till yesterday thinking I'd set it and forget it for 8 weeks cause everything said they need time to start working and don't mess with anything.
So I started with 2 cups of bio pellets 8 weeks ago and have dosed prodibio 4x.
Tested last night and today with ati test kits: nitrate 160+ Phosphate 0 I think no noticeable color change.
Performed a 25gallon water change last night before bed another one this morning and about to do another one now and plan on doing one more tomorrow night.
Tank is 125 gallon with 30gal sump. Almost 8yrs old
Some questions and things I need help with:
Some suggest seeding bio pellets with microbacter7 or something similar anyone else do this?is it good or bad?
I started off with about 2 cups which I believe is about 400ml of bio pellets should I add the other cup to bring it up to 600ml now that it's been 8 weeks?
If my nitrate really is through the roof and my phosphate is really is zero that means my redfield ratio is all sorts out of whack . Would I need to dose something like neophos or seachem flourish phosphorus to raise my phosphate level to help my nitrates come down?
Do I need to use some type of carbon source like microbacter7 or something in conjunction with the flourish? Should I continue using the prodibio products twice monthly if I need to dose the flourish and Microbacter7?
Tank Params:
Temp 78
Salt 1.025
Ph 8.0
Alk 9
Cal 320
Mag 1300
Nitrate 160+
Phos 0 ?
Can my tank be saved or is it time for a thorough tear down cleaning and re-start ?
Thanks
Think I need some help. So I was pretty sure I had a nutrient issue because I was getting some algae I couldn't get rid of and some corals weren't doing too good. I upgraded my ro system, changed all the filters and membranes, hooked up a biopellet reactor took my phosban reactor offline and started dosing prodibio bioptum and bio digest on the 5th and 20th of every month. Hopefully by now u can tell where this is going ....did tons of research watched tons of videos before embarking on this journey and one thing everyone stressed was testing is key as you guessed it I didn't test my water till yesterday thinking I'd set it and forget it for 8 weeks cause everything said they need time to start working and don't mess with anything.
So I started with 2 cups of bio pellets 8 weeks ago and have dosed prodibio 4x.
Tested last night and today with ati test kits: nitrate 160+ Phosphate 0 I think no noticeable color change.
Performed a 25gallon water change last night before bed another one this morning and about to do another one now and plan on doing one more tomorrow night.
Tank is 125 gallon with 30gal sump. Almost 8yrs old
Some questions and things I need help with:
Some suggest seeding bio pellets with microbacter7 or something similar anyone else do this?is it good or bad?
I started off with about 2 cups which I believe is about 400ml of bio pellets should I add the other cup to bring it up to 600ml now that it's been 8 weeks?
If my nitrate really is through the roof and my phosphate is really is zero that means my redfield ratio is all sorts out of whack . Would I need to dose something like neophos or seachem flourish phosphorus to raise my phosphate level to help my nitrates come down?
Do I need to use some type of carbon source like microbacter7 or something in conjunction with the flourish? Should I continue using the prodibio products twice monthly if I need to dose the flourish and Microbacter7?
Tank Params:
Temp 78
Salt 1.025
Ph 8.0
Alk 9
Cal 320
Mag 1300
Nitrate 160+
Phos 0 ?
Can my tank be saved or is it time for a thorough tear down cleaning and re-start ?
Thanks