What is Lacking in my Tank

[pbyrmartin]

Hi

I am still having some trouble with coloring up my SPS especially the color purple,
my sunset monti cap is growing with good PE but faded color, not sure if its getting enough light,
my plum crazy also pale, along with the cali and oregon tort, the pink lemonade looks decent but could be better
my par.
alk 8.9
cal.420
mag 1350
SG. 1.025
Phos. 0
I have given up on raising my phosphate, whenever I try to step up my feeding I get an Algea bloom
my lights are the reef breeder Photon W-60 set at 62%, blue max & 32% white Max
I am dosing Tropic marine 3 part balling salt
any advice would be help full
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[myreefclub0070]

might be a good idea to try phytoplankton, if the issue is not in chemistry, it might be in the food.
we can take all the vitamins we want but we still have to eat, i would do some heavy phyto feeding for a few weeks and see what happens.

 

[dball711]

What salt are you using and whats your water change schedule look like? Do you dose anything like 2-pqrt, trace elements, amino acids and are you feeding the fish only or supplementing food for the corals?

 

[pbyrmartin]

Tropic marine salt along with their 3 part balling salt

the balling salt has cal alk and the third part C has 70+ trace elements and act has a balancer for part A&B

I do 25 gal every two weeks on water changes,
I do not add any supplements just feed the fishes

dosing

to maintain a cal of 420 I have to dose 175ml daily of part A,B&C of the balling salt

 

[snowmansnow]

whats your no3
and how long have the lights been under those led units

 

[pbyrmartin]

my NO3 is undetectable with salifert test kit

and my light are on 9 to 10 hrs a day

 

[pbyrmartin]

MYREEFCLUB0070;1092889 wrote: might be a good idea to try phytoplankton, if the issue is not in chemistry, it might be in the food.
we can take all the vitamins we want but we still have to eat, i would do some heavy phyto feeding for a few weeks and see what happens.

I think I will try the phyto and see what happen
wish I had a store closer that sell that stuff.

 

[jvb89]

Dose nitrates up to 2-3 and watch the colors pop!

 

[pbyrmartin]

Jvb89;1093073 wrote: Dose nitrates up to 2-3 and watch the colors pop!

will KNO3 work (Potassium Nitrates)

will it raise my potassium too high, and how much to dose per gal

 

[jvb89]

First off... how are you controlling your nitrates ?

 

[pbyrmartin]

Jvb89;1093077 wrote: First off... how are you controlling your nitrates ?

no

 

[pbyrmartin]

just cant get it to build up in the tank

 

[jvb89]

Then yes potassium nitrate will work. Just watch the potassium levels or use sodium nitrate like snowman. He said he ordered a lot and would share.

 

[jvb89]

Jvb89;1093081 wrote: Then yes potassium nitrate will work. Just watch the potassium levels or use sodium nitrate like snowman. He said he ordered a lot and would share.

 

[pbyrmartin]

Jvb89;1093082 wrote: http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/potassium-nitrate-spectracide-stump-remover-dosing-steps.215730/">http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/potassium-nitrate-spectracide-stump-remover-dosing-steps.215730/</a>[/QUOTE]

ok

thanks

 

[jvb89]

I followed these steps and in my 120g system. 10ml raises my nitrates .5ppm. But your system will consume the nitrates differently.

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