I am currently battling a Dino outbreak in my relatively ( 6 month ) new tank. In my efforts to avoid too many new tank uglies N & P bottomed out and the dinos bloomed. I am now working to raise nutrients but struggling.
My question is regarding my nutrient dosing. I have been dosing 20ML NeoNitro and 10ML NeoPhos daily for 21 days and am still only reading 1PPM Nitrate (Nyos) and undetectable phosphates. (Salifert).
WHERE ARE ALL THESE NUTRIENTS GOING?
I am feeding a cube a day ( sometimes 2) Flakes, pellets, and pieces of Nori multiple times per day.
Should I keep doing or up my dosage? The few small SPS frags I have are all nearly dead but my Acans, Torch, Candy Cane, and toadstool are all doing fine.
Tank Specs :
Redsea Reefer 250 60ish gallons total.
NO Refugium
Aquamaxx Skimmer running but draining back to sump
No water changes for past month
No GFO
Running a small amount of carbon ( absorbing any toxins dinos may release )
55 watt UV
NO other filtration or nutrient export
Alk - 8.5
CAl - 450
MAG - 1540
Nitrate - 0 ( some days 1 )
Phos - 0
Temp - 81.5 Stable with Apex
Ph - Ranges from 7.9 to 8.25 throughout the day
My question is regarding my nutrient dosing. I have been dosing 20ML NeoNitro and 10ML NeoPhos daily for 21 days and am still only reading 1PPM Nitrate (Nyos) and undetectable phosphates. (Salifert).
WHERE ARE ALL THESE NUTRIENTS GOING?
I am feeding a cube a day ( sometimes 2) Flakes, pellets, and pieces of Nori multiple times per day.
Should I keep doing or up my dosage? The few small SPS frags I have are all nearly dead but my Acans, Torch, Candy Cane, and toadstool are all doing fine.
Tank Specs :
Redsea Reefer 250 60ish gallons total.
NO Refugium
Aquamaxx Skimmer running but draining back to sump
No water changes for past month
No GFO
Running a small amount of carbon ( absorbing any toxins dinos may release )
55 watt UV
NO other filtration or nutrient export
Alk - 8.5
CAl - 450
MAG - 1540
Nitrate - 0 ( some days 1 )
Phos - 0
Temp - 81.5 Stable with Apex
Ph - Ranges from 7.9 to 8.25 throughout the day