Clownfish king Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I’m upgrading my fish tank to a 29 gallon. I have a 50 watt nicrew hyper reef. I have normal parameters 0 or unreadable ammonia, no nitrate and a very small amount of nitrite. So far I have only ever been able to grow a frag of gsp. My zoas never opened and leather (idk what happened to it. It just disappeared frag and all.). So I’m hoping I have better luck with this tank considering it’s bigger. The livestock I plan is 1 tail spot blenny 1 pink streaked wrasse and a pair of clowns (from current tank.) so I just want some ideas. I will have 17 lbs of rock 1 lb of live rock. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 In a fully cycled tank there should be no nitrite. Corals need nutrients to survive so 0 nitrate isn't optimal. Having phos is important too. I don't think the size of your tank is the issue. 1 Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 24 minutes ago, Clown79 said: In a fully cycled tank there should be no nitrite. Corals need nutrients to survive so 0 nitrate isn't optimal. Having phos is important too. I don't think the size of your tank is the issue. Nitrites and nitrates are annoying. So nitrates are the bad ones and nitrates are the good ones. I will have to test my tank again. I checked last week. Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 I don’t have a phos kit Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Clownfish king said: I don’t have a phos kit Its important to have a good phos kit like Hanna or salifert. Hanna being more expensive but easier because its digital Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Clown79 said: Its important to have a good phos kit like Hanna or salifert. Hanna being more expensive but easier because its digital Ok so I did mix up nitrate and nitrite. I will look at a phos kit for my tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
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