Someone please tell me what this means or how to do it properly? My 65 is 15 months old, started with dry rock, has a mix of all types of coral, has a good sized bioload, and the tank looks sterile and pale. Have the best equipment and I'm failing. Test 2-3x a week for numbers balance. Im dumping coral foods, pellets, frozen, all throughout the week. Help please.
Feed your tank?
- Thread starter Brad15
- Start date
- Location
- port jefferson sta, NY
Pic of tank, also how many fish do you have? What do you do to keep the tank parameters stable?
9 fish. Plus clean up crew and a peppermint. I test 2-3 sometimes 4x a week cuz I'm obsessed with trying to find a pattern to dose when needed. And so far I'm only having to add alk and mag. Very rare adding calc cuz it doesn't really budge. Using code a/b and tech m. Using salifert kits and a Hanna phos. 0 nitrates and 0 phos.
- Location
- Deer Park,Long Island,11729
Lights?
Water change scheduled ?
Salt?
Sand bed?BB?
Water change scheduled ?
Salt?
Sand bed?BB?
- Location
- Bellmore, NY
Calc will not change much on your test kit but it should be dosed in even amounts of alk as they are consumed equally. There is around 20 times as much calcium in salt water as alk
- Location
- Bellmore, NY
What is your problem though? What are you "failing at"?
Ati powermodule. Actinics on for 9 hours. Daylights on for 5 hours. Do a 10 gallon change every 2 weeks. Esv salt. Sand bed. Problem is after 15 months my tank looks sterile. Pale and pastel colors. Barely no coraline. Few specs here and there on overflow and on glass. But fades away on glass. 1st coral or two were zoas. Have not spread whatsoever. And we are talking radioactive dragon eyes. And not fully open too. Tank is just blah. No deep vibrant color. Best way to describe it is that corals are alive but in no way are they thriving.
If you were over feeding, you would have nitrates and algae blooms. You have a clean up crew, fish, and corals so you must have some movement in the tank, right? Is your protein skimmer picking up stuff? Do you have macro in your sump? Maybe any excess nutrients are being taken up by your skimmer and macro?
You could increase your photo period and see if coral growth increases. But it sounds like you're off to a great start with your system. Do you have pods in your sump?
You could increase your photo period and see if coral growth increases. But it sounds like you're off to a great start with your system. Do you have pods in your sump?
- Location
- Bellmore, NY
Whats your temp? And ph? How old is this tank? Aside from the zoas the tank doesnt look bad to me...
Temp is 77.4.
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Tank is 15 months old.
Pic of those two frag discs with zoas are a year old. One on left is 2 small rastas. One next to it is radioactive dragon eyes. Also a year old. Both alive but sometimes open. And as you can see a year old and barely growth. That doesn't look good to me.
8.2
Tank is 15 months old.
Pic of those two frag discs with zoas are a year old. One on left is 2 small rastas. One next to it is radioactive dragon eyes. Also a year old. Both alive but sometimes open. And as you can see a year old and barely growth. That doesn't look good to me.
- Location
- Bellmore, NY
Nitrates / phosphates? Do you run any carbon / gfo? Vinegar/vodka?
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