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[Utubereefer]

My blasto!!!!

 

[Utubereefer]

Smell my finger!!!

 

[Gtinnel]

 

[Utubereefer]

How did you get a gif of @zoa what ?!?!?!?

 

[OrchidMiss]

Smell my finger!!!

Smell my finger!!!

 

[Fatmike92]

dang it! I didn’t get to check at 530!

 

[Gtinnel]

I’m gonna try to lower my nitrates by removing my brightwell media block. Doing a water change. And feeding a little less frozen food.
I plan on testing again two weeks after I remove the media block.

So I tested my nitrates tonight with my Hanna checker that I mostly trust. I have an issue with nitrates but it's the opposite of yours. The ironic thing is that my sump is full of detritus since I don't use any socks or filter pads. At one point in time my refugium had several inches of mulm in the bottom.

 

[ninjamyst]

My blasto!!!!

Nope that's mine as in I just bought it =P

 

[LeeLoo Lola]

So I tested my nitrates tonight with my Hanna checker that I mostly trust. I have an issue with nitrates but it's the opposite of yours. The ironic thing is that my sump is full of detritus since I don't use any socks or filter pads. At one point in time my refugium had several inches of mulm in the bottom.

I use the Hanna checker for Nitrate and Phosphate too. I check every Sunday. I feel that they are accurate enough and at least I can have consistency.

 

[tbrown]

So I tested my nitrates tonight with my Hanna checker that I mostly trust. I have an issue with nitrates but it's the opposite of yours. The ironic thing is that my sump is full of detritus since I don't use any socks or filter pads. At one point in time my refugium had several inches of mulm in the bottom.

I have the same problem. My nitrates and phosphates are almost always bottomed out.

 

[tbrown]

I use the Hanna checker for Nitrate and Phosphate too. I check every Sunday. I feel that they are accurate enough and at least I can have consistency.

I work for a municipal water system. We use Hanna and Hach for most of our field checks - pH, nitrate, fluoride, chlorine. Hanna is pretty trustworthy in my opinion.

 

[Gtinnel]

I use the Hanna checker for Nitrate and Phosphate too. I check every Sunday. I feel that they are accurate enough and at least I can have consistency.

I use the Hanna ULR Phosphate, plus I have the Hanna alk, copper, and salinity checkers.

I check nitrate and phosphate several times a week because I have to make sure that my nitrate doesn't go too low and my phosphate doesn't go too high. Nitrate is usually around 5 and phosphate is around .1. I recently increased the length my refugium light is on trying to reduce phosphate so I've been checking my nitrate regularly and I dose a little when needed.

 

[Gtinnel]

I have the same problem. My nitrates and phosphates are almost always bottomed out.

If they're both low I'd just try feeding more. My issue is my Phosphates are higher than I'd like so I don't want to feed more. I've already mostly stopped using reef roids because of the Phosphate increase. I guess after reading the thread you made I may switch to benepets. I'd love to find a food that I know mostly adds to nitrates and very little to phosphates.

ETA- also be careful because dinos suck.

 

[tbrown]

If they're both low I'd just try feeding more. My issue is my Phosphates are higher than I'd like so I don't want to feed more. I've already mostly stopped using reef roids because of the Phosphate increase. I guess after reading the thread you made I may switch to benepets. I'd love to find a food that I know mostly adds to nitrates and very little to phosphates.

There were some good responses on there. I'm looking forward to getting the Benepets next Tuesday.

 

[Gtinnel]

There were some good responses on there. I'm looking forward to getting the Benepets next Tuesday.

I think I'm going to buy some and try it.....or I may just wait to see how it works for you. I don't feed my corals as often as I would like because reef roids do raise phosphates quite a bit.

 

[tbrown]

I think I'm going to buy some and try it.....or I may just wait to see how it works for you. I don't feed my corals as often as I would like because reef roids do raise phosphates quite a bit.

Like I said, I noticed an increase in algae growth after starting to feed Reef Roids.

 

[Gtinnel]

Like I said, I noticed an increase in algae growth after starting to feed Reef Roids.

That doesn't really surprise me. Let me know how the benepets works for you.

 

[tbrown]

It's my Friday! I'm going to go up north tomorrow evening and find out what the rest of the country experiences from time to time - highs in the upper 30s, lows in the teens. My wife is soooo looking forward to it.

 

[Utubereefer]

Bring your thermal underwear! I know you’re used to the desert climate

 

[Fatmike92]

Any maintenance going on today? I need to clean out my canister filter tonight!