Params
Nitrate 0
Phosphate 0.01
Alk 8.5-9
Cal 400-450
Mag 1350
Background
Conventional wisdom says nutrients are too low and my coral should be starving. However, my SPS all seem to be doing well - good PE, color, consuming alk, visible encrusting growth. The tank has been in this state since I added these frags over the past 1 month. Each of my 10 acros are small frags and I 2 two larger montis.
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Nitrate 0
Phosphate 0.01
Alk 8.5-9
Cal 400-450
Mag 1350
Background
Conventional wisdom says nutrients are too low and my coral should be starving. However, my SPS all seem to be doing well - good PE, color, consuming alk, visible encrusting growth. The tank has been in this state since I added these frags over the past 1 month. Each of my 10 acros are small frags and I 2 two larger montis.
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- The protein skimmer is pulling out a lot of organics from the water every day.
- There's a minor algae problem, but it's growth has stalled and it's slowly being beaten by the CUC.
- Feeding mysis every day
- Adding a capful of microbacter 7 most days
- Tiny scoop from can of cyclops every other day
- Live phyto every other day
- Reefroids every 2-3 days.
- Should I do something like increase feeding or dose N and P, or if the corals seem happy, do nothing?
- Could this cause the corals to start going downhill in the long term even if they seem to be doing well in the short (1 month) term?