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Short and sweet. I’ve always considered my tanks ULNS (.03/.5-1, alk around 7.3). On this most recent project, I decided to really run a “dirty” tank. I’ll be moving in a year so I’m giving myself a year to really mess around. Nicest frag I bought was a 60 dollar Walt Disney, and the experiment has started. In my mind, that “dirty” was around .1ppm phosphates, 10ppm nitrate, little (currently no) mechanical filtration. No water changes. Let the tank be. I do however run carbon, and individually dose all my trace elements per ICP testing.
Part of my challenge, I believe, is that I have very efficient and healthy, aged live rock. But as the tank begins to take hold (about 150 day’s since wet), the tank is nearly spotless. I could hardly keep up with dosing my phosphates and nitrates and heavily feeding daily. At this point, I seem to be getting somewhat saturated with nutrients. I am able to maintain my goal of .08/10-25.
I’m only 2 years back to reefing after almost a decade off. I suppose my question is, where do you like your nutrients? How clear do you try to keep your water? Do you fuss about over feeding? I am getting the best growth I’ve had from this tank, though things are still coloring up. I’ll attach some before and after photos of the ones I have.
Part of my challenge, I believe, is that I have very efficient and healthy, aged live rock. But as the tank begins to take hold (about 150 day’s since wet), the tank is nearly spotless. I could hardly keep up with dosing my phosphates and nitrates and heavily feeding daily. At this point, I seem to be getting somewhat saturated with nutrients. I am able to maintain my goal of .08/10-25.
I’m only 2 years back to reefing after almost a decade off. I suppose my question is, where do you like your nutrients? How clear do you try to keep your water? Do you fuss about over feeding? I am getting the best growth I’ve had from this tank, though things are still coloring up. I’ll attach some before and after photos of the ones I have.