Hello!
I have a relatively newer tank (160g) that is less than a year old but using live rock from a previously established 40g. I’m wondering if I’m dosing correctly or should be dosing something else to encourage my corals to grow/thrive.
Currently I only dose ESV B-Ionic Part 1 (about 10 ml daily) to maintain my alk, which drops around .1-.2 dkh daily. My calcium and magnesium don’t really drop much at all. My pH is usually around 7.9.
I do have a few corals. Mainly Euphyllia and some montipora species. Not really sure if I’m on the right track for dosing or if there’s something else I should be doing to encourage further growth on my corals which will then lead to them actually using the other elements such as calcium. At the moment, the corals seem to be doing ok but I wouldn’t say they are thriving. The only other thing I can think of is trying to get my phosphate/nitrate in a more “ideal” ratio and maybe that will encourage growth….
tldr: not sure if I’m on the right path right now, dosing only alkalinity (as that’s my only value that seems to drop steadily)
Any advice is appreciated.
I have a relatively newer tank (160g) that is less than a year old but using live rock from a previously established 40g. I’m wondering if I’m dosing correctly or should be dosing something else to encourage my corals to grow/thrive.
Currently I only dose ESV B-Ionic Part 1 (about 10 ml daily) to maintain my alk, which drops around .1-.2 dkh daily. My calcium and magnesium don’t really drop much at all. My pH is usually around 7.9.
I do have a few corals. Mainly Euphyllia and some montipora species. Not really sure if I’m on the right track for dosing or if there’s something else I should be doing to encourage further growth on my corals which will then lead to them actually using the other elements such as calcium. At the moment, the corals seem to be doing ok but I wouldn’t say they are thriving. The only other thing I can think of is trying to get my phosphate/nitrate in a more “ideal” ratio and maybe that will encourage growth….
tldr: not sure if I’m on the right path right now, dosing only alkalinity (as that’s my only value that seems to drop steadily)
Any advice is appreciated.