NanoRox Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Just a quick comment here. I have been running my tank now for 3 months. With the combination of various resins and other products (Algone) I have managed to keep my nitrates to around 5 and phosphates at undetectable levels using a salifert test (low range of .03). I decided to install a chaeto reactor this past Saturday and got it up and running Saturday evening. fast forward to today when I always do my chemistry tests (wed.). My nitrates are zero...I mean zilch and phosphates still not registering. I am only running carbon, filter floss and my chaeto reactor. That's pretty amazing to me because its only been really 2 full days. The question now is...will the chaeto survive long term? Growth in just 2 days is great and the color is a nice dark green. I have increased my phyto dosing to 3ml/day from 2.5 ml/day and am also a bit more liberal feeding my corals. I still have not added any fish. I think its time. 2 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 That's good to here but 0 nutrients isn't optimal for corals. A solution to the algae issues would be not dosing phytoplankton. Is there a reason you are dosing it? 1 Quote Link to comment
NanoRox Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 I have never had any algae issues really. The Diatoms were the major issue. Things actually improved once I started dosing phyto as it out competed for the nutrients in the tank. I also dose it to feed my copepod population and actually increased the dosage some now that I have a Mandarin and am seeding more pods (as an aside I am starting a separate pod container to breed my own pods). Anyway, once I saw my nitrates at zero, I have not been so hesitant to "feed" my tank. I have increased my feedings to my corals and of course now with the introduction of two fish I am feeding them. The result so far is a very rapid growth increase in my corals (my fruitloop zoas for example added 1 polyp in 2 months prior and now added 3 in this past month alone). It is all a balancing act but so far what I am seeing is a more nutrient environment for the corals but the algae in the tank is unable to get established. I am happy with the outcome so far. Quote Link to comment
Subsea Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Duane Clark said: I have never had any algae issues really. The Diatoms were the major issue. Things actually improved once I started dosing phyto as it out competed for the nutrients in the tank. I also dose it to feed my copepod population and actually increased the dosage some now that I have a Mandarin and am seeding more pods (as an aside I am starting a separate pod container to breed my own pods). Anyway, once I saw my nitrates at zero, I have not been so hesitant to "feed" my tank. I have increased my feedings to my corals and of course now with the introduction of two fish I am feeding them. The result so far is a very rapid growth increase in my corals (my fruitloop zoas for example added 1 polyp in 2 months prior and now added 3 in this past month alone). It is all a balancing act but so far what I am seeing is a more nutrient environment for the corals but the algae in the tank is unable to get established. I am happy with the outcome so far. You have correctly surmised that you should feed & weed. Once the biological filter is mature, keeping nuisance algae down is easy and is a balancing act. When we learn how to read signs, it becomes very easy. Quote Link to comment
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