Hey everyone. I set up my innovative marine nuvo 40 back in may and just needed some advice on how to keep nitrates down and which tropic marine carbon dosing solution would be best.
The tank currently has a media basket that has plastic bio balls and those bio balls the porous ones.
Second chamber I run is the innovation marine ghost skimmer.
On the other side I run a sponge filter or put UV sterilizer just depends if the tank looks yellowish.
Second chamber I run caulerpa grape macro algae.
As for fish I have 2 clown fish. 1 naoko wrasse. Yellow corris wrasse and diamond goby and a cleaner shrimp. Along with snails and hermit crabs.
I’ve been testing last couple weeks and I seem to get the same results.
Alk 7.9-8.1 (Hanna )
Calcium 400-410 (Hanna )
Phosphate .01-.03 mainly .01 (hanna ULR)
Nitrate 20-25 ( Hanna HR)
I do about 10 gallons a week water change with tropic marine pro.
I currently don’t have any corals in there. Wanted to do mainly all sps so I wanted to make sure nitrate and phosphates are low before I add sps. If someone could give me advice on which tropic marine carbon dosing source would be best.
I appreciate everyone’s help
The tank currently has a media basket that has plastic bio balls and those bio balls the porous ones.
Second chamber I run is the innovation marine ghost skimmer.
On the other side I run a sponge filter or put UV sterilizer just depends if the tank looks yellowish.
Second chamber I run caulerpa grape macro algae.
As for fish I have 2 clown fish. 1 naoko wrasse. Yellow corris wrasse and diamond goby and a cleaner shrimp. Along with snails and hermit crabs.
I’ve been testing last couple weeks and I seem to get the same results.
Alk 7.9-8.1 (Hanna )
Calcium 400-410 (Hanna )
Phosphate .01-.03 mainly .01 (hanna ULR)
Nitrate 20-25 ( Hanna HR)
I do about 10 gallons a week water change with tropic marine pro.
I currently don’t have any corals in there. Wanted to do mainly all sps so I wanted to make sure nitrate and phosphates are low before I add sps. If someone could give me advice on which tropic marine carbon dosing source would be best.
I appreciate everyone’s help