Ever heard of a black box burning corals?

[gajeep94yj]

I thought I did... Guess I need to learn to measure better

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[bhodges82]

You probably had low nutrients to start with.


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[gajeep94yj]

I've always had a hard time keeping nitrates low.until now

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[jvb89]

bhodges82;1111104 wrote: You can also reduce the amount of pellets in the reactor, it is suggested that you start out small with biopellets and gradually increase the media over several weeks ago as you don't bleach your corals.


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+1 another option

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[outdrsyguy1]

Just wanted to chime in on the low nutrients thing. I'm personally starting to have doubts about this "goal". In case you didn't catch it, Mike Paletta did an article on R2R in which he listed the parameters of the tanks for some of the biggest names in reefing (along with pics). I think you'll find the article interesting. Obviously spectacular tanks with medium to even high nutrients. I'm not sure any of these qualify as running ULNS. I think ULNS works well with zeovit because of the constant feeding. Without a consistent transient nutrient flow I'm beginning to have my doubts about the ULNS trend that's come about.
Here's the article if you want to read.
http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tank-parameters-of-some-masters.295215/">http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tank-parameters-of-some-masters.295215/</a>

Here's the average stats in case your curious and don't want to read
Alk was 8.19, Ca 419. Mg 1361, NO3 18.77, PO4 .18, Sr 8.6 and temp 77

If you're not into averages i'll post each persons numbers
Julian Sprung (2 little fishies)
His alk is 8.0, calcium 410, Mg 1257, NO3 10-15, PO4 .015, Sr 7.74 and temp 76-82 depending on the season

Casper at WorldWide Corals
Alk 8.5-8.6, Ca 450-480, Mg 1440, NO3 10-15, PO4 .03-,08, Sr 8 and temp 77

Julian Hechavarria and Cruz Arias of Elegant Corals in Chicago
Alk 8.0, Ca 420, Mg 1320, NO3 5, PO4 .05, Sr 10 and temp 77

Stuart Bertram in England
Alk is 8.1, Ca 400, Mg ? he never measures it, NO3 15-20, PO4 .046, Sr ? and temp 78.

Jeff Leung of AquaWorld in Pittsburgh
Alk 7, Ca 455, Mg 1440, NO3 54, PO4 .04, Sr 7.3, and temp 74-75

Brad Syphus
Alk 7.8-8, Ca 400, Mg 1300, NO3 20, PO4 .10-.20, Sr ?

Jason Fox
Alk 8-9, C 400, Mg 1400, NO3 5-10, PO4 .08-.10, Sr 9 and temp 77

Sanjay Joshi
Alk 9-11, Ca 400, Mg 1350-1440, No3 20-40, PO4 .12-.22, Sr 9 and temp 77-81

food for thought

 

[jvb89]

outdrsyguy1;1111119 wrote: Just wanted to chime in on the low nutrients thing. I'm personally starting to have doubts about this "goal". In case you didn't catch it, Mike Paletta did an article on R2R in which he listed the parameters of the tanks for some of the biggest names in reefing (along with pics). I think you'll find the article interesting. Obviously spectacular tanks with medium to even high nutrients. I'm not sure any of these qualify as running ULNS. I think ULNS works well with zeovit because of the constant feeding. Without a consistent transient nutrient flow I'm beginning to have my doubts about the ULNS trend that's come about.
Here's the article if you want to read.
http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tank-parameters-of-some-masters.295215/">http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tank-parameters-of-some-masters.295215/</a>

Here's the average stats in case your curious and don't want to read
Alk was 8.19, Ca 419. Mg 1361, NO3 18.77, PO4 .18, Sr 8.6 and temp 77

If you're not into averages i'll post each persons numbers
Julian Sprung (2 little fishies)
His alk is 8.0, calcium 410, Mg 1257, NO3 10-15, PO4 .015, Sr 7.74 and temp 76-82 depending on the season

Casper at WorldWide Corals
Alk 8.5-8.6, Ca 450-480, Mg 1440, NO3 10-15, PO4 .03-,08, Sr 8 and temp 77

Julian Hechavarria and Cruz Arias of Elegant Corals in Chicago
Alk 8.0, Ca 420, Mg 1320, NO3 5, PO4 .05, Sr 10 and temp 77

Stuart Bertram in England
Alk is 8.1, Ca 400, Mg ? he never measures it, NO3 15-20, PO4 .046, Sr ? and temp 78.

Jeff Leung of AquaWorld in Pittsburgh
Alk 7, Ca 455, Mg 1440, NO3 54, PO4 .04, Sr 7.3, and temp 74-75

Brad Syphus
Alk 7.8-8, Ca 400, Mg 1300, NO3 20, PO4 .10-.20, Sr ?

Jason Fox
Alk 8-9, C 400, Mg 1400, NO3 5-10, PO4 .08-.10, Sr 9 and temp 77

Sanjay Joshi
Alk 9-11, Ca 400, Mg 1350-1440, No3 20-40, PO4 .12-.22, Sr 9 and temp 77-81

food for thought[/QUOTE]
I completely agree. I personally don't want my reef balancing on the point of starvation. My sps has done nothing but grow and color up since only checking alkalinity and nitrates( making sure I had 3+).

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