No nitrate or phosphate dying corals

[TheTankEMT]

So Hello -

I have a tank I set up 2 years ago and it has been one headache to another from the start. I have never had any issues with sps or lps even when I used to make water in a bathtub mix the salt in and pour it in my tank.

Now I use RO DI, I ran Pellets for a year and tried all manners of high end gadgets coming up with crappy results. I have tried aminos also.

CA 420
Alk 8.3
MG 1500
Salinity 1.026
PHOS/NT both 0

I stopped skimming all together and am Running only chaeto with a grow light. I have half of my sps doing ok the other half brown and dying or bleached looking and dying. I have 4 ecotech radion g4 pros over a 90 runnnig at 60% max 1-10 hour ramp each way on coral lab preset for phoenix.

ANY SUGGESTIONS? I no longer run pellets for several months and stopped skimming a month ago I stepped up feeding thinking I needed to pull nitrate and phos up off of zero.

I NEVER had these issues in my old tank run all traditional - skimmer and t5.

 

[Chefjpaul]

Corals probably starving.
Mayve try dosing no3 & po4

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[vio]

May be the light change ?!
"I have 4 ecotech radion g4 pros over a 90 runnnig at 60% max 1-10 hour ramp "
Before you got T5 .

 

[TheTankEMT]

Corals probably starving.
Mayve try dosing no3 & po4

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Yea I am thinking this but I stopped skimming all together for about a month and nothing has risen!

 

[Hove75]

I also use cheato and zero on everything but i feed mysis twice a day heavey and mysis is high in pos and my corals are doing great try feeding thing high is pos and see if that works

 

[Chefjpaul]

The reason I like to dose is consistency for a trial and error, there is no guessing.

Feeding heavy is dependent upon the animals and consumption, rotten foods etc can become fluctuating, while dosing using a calculator can be more accurate.

This accuracy can help find a level you like to maintain in the particular aquarium for whatever reason. Then find away to maintain there using methods suitable for that tank then, be it keep dosing, finding the proper amount of livestock vs filtration vs export etc. Just easy to get that base IMO

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[TheTankEMT]

what do you use to dose them?

 

[piranhapat]

This will help. It works when you have no nitrates. Otherwise they mixes review. It work for me in a new tank set up.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/3250/phycopure-zooxanthellae?pcatid=3250&c=3468+2190+3250

 

[noelskii]

My nitrates and phosphates are off the charts (literally) but my livestock are all doing well. Let's swap water!

 

[reefer4eva]

I had the same problems In the past with zero nitrates and phosphates...i been using Seachem flourish nitrogen
Which is meant for planted freshwater tanks and had been working miracles for getting my nitrates up..
Judge for yourself from the pic I provided

 

[Chefjpaul]

what do you use to dose them?

Seachem flourish nitrogen & phosphate

http://www.seachem.com/calculators.php
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[TheTankEMT]

those flourish results look amazing. I will have to try this out ASAP!

 

[TheTankEMT]

question about the flourish though - how do you dose being that its marine or is the calculation the same as fresh water?

 

[reefer4eva]

question about the flourish though - how do you dose being that its marine or is the calculation the same as fresh water?

I would'nt use the calculator as it is there to calculate what is needed for a planted aquarium..what I did was test my nitrates before I started dosing then test 24 hrs after I start dosing. Then bump it up wait 24 hrs test again. ..take it slow as this is potent stuff and will raise your nitrates fast and might cause more harm then good
End results are well worth it though

 

[Chefjpaul]

It says right on the calculator directions:

"Considerations: If using a ?nitrate equivalent? value for Current and Desired Nitrogen levels, divide the result by 5."

It works great for me, no difference in testing consistently for desired results.



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[TheTankEMT]

Well the amazon order is placed. I truly appreciate you guys taking the time to answer me.

Should I stop skimming remove chaeto, gfo, carbon? If i am putting it in they will take it out... It all seems counter intuitive.

 

[reefer4eva]

Anytime...youll see results

 

[reefer4eva]

Well the amazon order is placed. I truly appreciate you guys taking the time to answer me.

Should I stop skimming remove chaeto, gfo, carbon? If i am putting it in they will take it out... It all seems counter intuitive.

The chaeto actually grew more using the flourish ..as far as gfo or carbon I wouldn't know as I never used either of them..I only run my skimmer 3 days a week

 

[TheTankEMT]

perfect answer

 

[Loose tenticle]

@reefr4eva what teat kit do you use to test for nitrates and how high do you let them go