Filtration

[lsu_fishfan]

Currently the corals in my LPS and softies tank don't seem fully extended. I thiught I heard that LPS like the water a little dirty. I am running carbon phosgaurd and purigen, along with skimming. I was thinking about stoping the carbon and maybe the phosgaurd. Anyone have suggestions?

 

[heathlindner25]

Is there any algae in the tank and what are your NO3 and PO4 levels?

 

[lsu_fishfan]

Not very much algae other than what grows on the glass. Tank had hair algae but its been gone for a few weeks. NO3 and PO4 are both low.

 

[heathlindner25]

Whats "low"?

 

[lsu_fishfan]

Both are actually at 0ppm

 

[heathlindner25]

Do you use any coral food? If not maybe start. Try raising NO3 but I would keep PO4 undetectable.
Just for the record what test kits are you using?

 

[lsu_fishfan]

heathlindner25;961838 wrote: Do you use any coral food? If not maybe start. Try raising NO3 but I would keep PO4 undetectable.
Just for the record what test kits are you using?

I do use coral food and I use Searra( not sure if i spelled it right) test kits. How should I raise NO3, stop running carbon for a few weeks?

 

[skriz]

List your aquarium specs including lighting, etc.

Sera tests are good. You'll need a photometer for accurate PO4 readings, though.

 

[heathlindner25]

Sera is not low range to me... What sera says is 0 is around 15 on salifert.

 

[skriz]

heathlindner25;961848 wrote: Sera is not low range to me... What sera says is 0 is around 15 on salifert.

Yep. Test kits can't be relied upon for true low range readings.

Can you post a pic showing us what the coral look like?

 

[skriz]

Let me know if you need step-by-step instructions for posting pics. Since you're an LSU fan, I'm sure the tech is quite confusing for you

 

[lsu_fishfan]

Skriz;961852 wrote: Let me know if you need step-by-step instructions for posting pics. Since you're an LSU fan, I'm sure the tech is quite confusing for you

Haha, my dad graduated from Tech so...

 

[lsu_fishfan]

Here's my parameters.
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[lsu_fishfan]

Here's a candy ante I got at the frag swap. It's closed up a little more than yesterday. I'm using AI SOL blues
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