I added a fuge with about the same nutrient #s as you posted to my 300g system. most comfortable way Ive found to keep my phosphates from bottoming out is I added a additinal feeding of a pellet food that's high in phosphates once a day thru an autofeeder. I was only feeding frozen prior and...
I am around 60+ the exact amount I am not sure of since ~60x is the max speed set for each wavemaker (Assuming AI #s are valid) but they are alternating in pulse mode so there is a bit of overlap.
Just frags so when they get bigger, that may need to go up.
Basically as long as the polyps are...
week 6 update ;Clown
no3 2.5
po4 0.01
im starting to think 550 is too high par at our current "low" nutrient levs. but then my cousin converted the GBR nutrient #s from a scientific paper, and the values at those offshore reefs were no3 0.027 ppm, po4 0.025, so a bit confusing...
anyhoo...
There's no reason to be that way. It's a hobby and he just wanted help... Yes, a little more reserach and he would've found his questions answered E.G. His #s are well with the margin of error. It's a hobby, meant for fun -- chill :D
I've always theorized when people stopped aiming for ULNS and got their po4 and no3 up it wasn't the #s that were making the corals more colorful - it was the fact they were getting fed. The # of Phos/nitrates doesn't matter EG... 5 versus 10pp nitraatres, it's the fact the corals are feeding.
OK - this is all super helpful info. I think we're centering in on a diagnosis + plan - lower lights, increase feeding. I'm going to go test my nutrient levels right now, although I'm ~99% sure that they will both test at zero.
I will probably hang on to the coral beauty for now, but if I don't...
How about this you compared it to the Orphek...in the BRS review of the Orphek despite the good #s you can literally see in their video the nasty multi color disco effect it creates on the corals. There is a reason that radions with diffusers and Kessils with HD pucks are the 2 top LED...
It's in "protection mode" that could be from
* moving it so much
* it needs to be in lower flow
* your water quality is off normal #s
Not the exact answer you're hoping for bc there could be literally 20 different factors affecting it.
Best to "reboot" by putting it in low flow, low light...
I have 5 urchins. No long spine, but unfortunately theres no way a long spine is getting in, out and around the caves and crevices of 150+ #s of live rock (about 50+ pieces). Thanks though!
What about the LED strip they already make its thought to be 420-460nm? But haven't seen exact #s on them. Reefbrite seems unwilling to share what they are specifically.
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/blue-xho-led-strip-light-reef-brite.html