What is your phosphate level?

[oualid]

.16 and it won't go lower

Are your SPS fine?

 

[dactylo]

I'm using Zeovit for Nitrates and phosphate reduction. I feed a lot and it keeps the phosphates levels at 0.02-0.05. I prefer this system to GFO. I only have soft and LPS though.

 

[pmoneyt]

too high need to lower my phos now, thinking for reducing my bio load

 

[reeffish]

Are your SPS fine?

I have only 1 acro, it's brown but was that color when it got it 3 weeks ago. Trying to lower it. I have used phosguard and Gfo with no success so far.

 

[oualid]

What about this?

 

[Ocelaris]

My phosphates are near undetectable, .025, I have had the best luck with sps when my nitrates ate 1-4. You can only test for inorganic nutrients, so even if you're test kit says zero, there may be enough phosphates for them. I run gfo sporadically, but heavy skimming, food at least 3 times a day and supplemental nitrates via spectracide stump remover.

 

[reeferbuddy215]

I'm at 0.23 ppm on my hanna and my sps frags are thriving and my po4 was even higher but I have a 40 gal refugium ut I think if u feed ur corals enough good lighting and flow you can grow some killer sps with higher then recommended levels. And like someone else said once you've had your tank for multiples of years 5+ it things balance out how they should.

 

[Nickster135]

staying steady at .1 while feeding a ton, everything is coloring up nicely.

 

[graham_kyle1]

Without my gfo reactor it goes to .13 with just a third cup gfo in a phosban 150 it's at a perfect 0.02 Hanna checked 3x. 90g with 40b sump. Yet I can't seem to keep sps other than montis. :-(

 

[Sherman]

U need NO3 for yr SPS

 

[graham_kyle1]

U need NO3 for yr SPS

NO3 is detectable but only around 3. Ca 430 alk 9.3 and mag 1320

 

[Sherman]

3 shld be ok.

 

[graham_kyle1]

Can't seem to keep sps. Running 180w razor. Montis thrive but I've lost every stick I've tried. Have 2x hydor 1500 and a 450 for flow

 

[Sherman]

Yr razor come with lens? How many degree lens u using

 

[graham_kyle1]

Yr razor come with lens? How many degree lens u using

Whatever came with it

 

[Sherman]

How depth is yr tank? If its 2 ft and below make sure yr lens is 120 deg or more

 

[Sherman]

SPS generally need 350 PAR and above.

 

[graham_kyle1]

My razor is set to 75w and 85b

 

[Sherman]

85B is what dimension. I not sure of this model

 

[graham_kyle1]

White and blue channels