Alright Fellas help me out here. I wish I had started my tank with live rock but it's what it is. I started my build.
with dry rock and ocean direct sand. Obviously, I'm having the new tank syndrome. Tank is currently 6months old.
I'm still fighting the ugly stages with this tank. Fighting GHA in the refugium with Cheato, as well as fighting some Dyno in the main tank not much but deff present.
I'm currently in the process of running a UV sterilizer to get rid of the Dyno, and GHA. I'm removing as much as I can.
by hand but we all know that GHA is a pain. I have a few sps corals in the tank and I believe I jumped the gun on purchasing.
corals. I think I should have waited at least a year but it's what it is.
My question is do I continue to feed heavy and broadcast feed. I'm currently feeding Phyto feast as well as live Phytoplankton.
i have had loss on color in my sps and obviously due to low nutrients. Tank params are as follows.
salinity 01.25ppm
nitrates 1
phosphates 0
PH 7.9-8.3
averages about 8.1
dkh 8.0 to 8.1
mag 1360
cal 480
temp 77
I have been running my Protein skimmer for 24/7 but think im going t go to 12 hours.
I currently run my refugium for 24 7 as well basic sock filter for mechanical filtration as well.
and I'm running Kalkwasser to Maintain my alk, water changes are 10% every week.
running 4 ATI t5 24watt bulbs 2 blue +, 1 purple +, 1 coral +, and a 250-watt 14k Hamilton metal halide.
I run my T5s for 12 hours and the halide for 4.5 hours.
I have 1 Hippo tang, I 6-line, 1 lawnmower blenny, 2 clown fish and 1 purple dotty back.
I do have a clean-up crew 6 turb snails, 4 astrias, 3 blue leg crabs.
its a50gallon breeder with a 40 gallon sump. Im wondering if I should be patient and continue to run what Im
doing until the GHA problem is gone and hpe that the colors come back.I was thinking about dosing neo phos
as well as neo nitro to get the nitrate and phosphates up.
with dry rock and ocean direct sand. Obviously, I'm having the new tank syndrome. Tank is currently 6months old.
I'm still fighting the ugly stages with this tank. Fighting GHA in the refugium with Cheato, as well as fighting some Dyno in the main tank not much but deff present.
I'm currently in the process of running a UV sterilizer to get rid of the Dyno, and GHA. I'm removing as much as I can.
by hand but we all know that GHA is a pain. I have a few sps corals in the tank and I believe I jumped the gun on purchasing.
corals. I think I should have waited at least a year but it's what it is.
My question is do I continue to feed heavy and broadcast feed. I'm currently feeding Phyto feast as well as live Phytoplankton.
i have had loss on color in my sps and obviously due to low nutrients. Tank params are as follows.
salinity 01.25ppm
nitrates 1
phosphates 0
PH 7.9-8.3
averages about 8.1
dkh 8.0 to 8.1
mag 1360
cal 480
temp 77
I have been running my Protein skimmer for 24/7 but think im going t go to 12 hours.
I currently run my refugium for 24 7 as well basic sock filter for mechanical filtration as well.
and I'm running Kalkwasser to Maintain my alk, water changes are 10% every week.
running 4 ATI t5 24watt bulbs 2 blue +, 1 purple +, 1 coral +, and a 250-watt 14k Hamilton metal halide.
I run my T5s for 12 hours and the halide for 4.5 hours.
I have 1 Hippo tang, I 6-line, 1 lawnmower blenny, 2 clown fish and 1 purple dotty back.
I do have a clean-up crew 6 turb snails, 4 astrias, 3 blue leg crabs.
its a50gallon breeder with a 40 gallon sump. Im wondering if I should be patient and continue to run what Im
doing until the GHA problem is gone and hpe that the colors come back.I was thinking about dosing neo phos
as well as neo nitro to get the nitrate and phosphates up.