Coraline comes and goes

hadams356 · Oct 18, 2022

Tank been up for 3.5 years and started with dry rock. Tank is 180 plus 40 gallon sump. I figure about 200 gallon total. Coraline starts growing, bright in color covering glass etc, then stops disappears to start cycle all over again. At same time I start have algea outbreaks. (Dinos) I have changed out rodi filters, TDS reads 0, below are latest Triton Lab test from month ago. Found busted magnet replaced. Water changes did 4 over 2 weeks. Then weekly 25 gallon at time. Yesterday test were done with Hanna Testers 486 ca, 8.9 kh, 1443 mg, Test done with Salifert PO4 .06 and NO3 2.5. SPS corals grow but without much color. although I have just lost 2 sps. Use Fritze salt, dose Triton Core 7, ArcoPower and Phytoplankton. Recently been adding Mircobacter7 to keep algae at bay. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Getting tired of roller coaster

	Unwanted heavy metals	Setpoint
13Al26.982	Aluminium	0 - 60 μg/l	▲
51Sb121.76	Antimony	0 μg/l	▲
33Ace74.922	Arsenic	0 μg/l	▲
Bi	Bismuth	0 μg/l	▲
Pb	Lead	0 μg/l	▲
Compact disc	Cadmium	0 μg/l	▲
Cs	Caesium	0 μg/l	▲
Ga	Gallium	0.1 μg/l	▲
In	Indium	0 μg/l	▲
Cu	Copper	0 μg/l	▲
La	Lanthanum	0 μg/l	▲
Hg	Mercury	0 μg/l	▲
Sc	Scandium	0 μg/l	▲
Ag	Silver	0 μg/l	▲
Se	Selenium	0 μg/l	▲
Th	Tellurium	0 μg/l	▲
Ti	Titanium	0 μg/l	▲
W	Tungsten	0 μg/l	▲
Sn	Tin	0 μg/l	▲

	Macro elements	Analysis	Setpoint
Well	Sodium	11137.00 mg/l	10000 - 11300 mg/l	▲
Ca	Calcium	398.00 mg/l	415 - 520 mg/l	▲
Mg	Magnesium	1413.00 mg/l	1320 - 1500 mg/l	▲
K	Potassium	447.00 mg/l	380 - 480 mg/l	▲
Br	Bromine	65.00 mg/l	62 mg/l	▲
B	Boron	4.00 mg/l	4.5 mg/l	▲
Sr	Strontium	5.00 mg/l	8 - 12 mg/l	▲
S	Sulfur	918.00 mg/l	900 mg/l	▲

	Li Group	Analysis	Setpoint
Li	Lithium	136.00 μg/l	200 μg/l	▲
Ni	Nickel	2.00 μg/l	5 μg/l	▲
Mon	Molybdenum	10.00 μg/l	12 μg/l	▲

	I-Group	Analysis	Setpoint
V	Vanadium	0.00 μg/l	0 - 3 μg/l	▲
Zn	Zinc	8.00 μg/l	0 - 5 μg/l	▲
Mn	Manganese	0.00 μg/l	0 - 3 μg/l	▲
I	Iodine	23.00 μg/l	30 - 90 μg/l	▲

	Fe Group	Analysis
Cr	Chromium	0.00 μg/l	▲
Co	Cobalt	0.00 μg/l	▲
Fe	Iron	10.00 μg/l	▲

	Ba Group	Analysis	Setpoint
Ba	Barium	10.00 μg/l	0 - 10 μg/l	▲
Mal	Beryllium	0.00 μg/l	0 μg/l	▲

	Si Group	Analysis	Setpoint
Si	Silicon	165.00 μg/l	0 - 200 μg/l	▲

	Nutrient Group	Analysis	Setpoint
P	Phosphorus	15.00 μg/l	6 - 23 μg/l	▲
PO4	Phosphate	0.046 mg/l	0.018 - 0.07 mg/l	▲

Dan_P · Oct 18, 2022

hadams356 said:
Tank been up for 3.5 years and started with dry rock. Tank is 180 plus 40 gallon sump. I figure about 200 gallon total. Coraline starts growing, bright in color covering glass etc, then stops disappears to start cycle all over again. At same time I start have algea outbreaks. (Dinos) I have changed out rodi filters, TDS reads 0, below are latest Triton Lab test from month ago. Found busted magnet replaced. Water changes did 4 over 2 weeks. Then weekly 25 gallon at time. Yesterday test were done with Hanna Testers 486 ca, 8.9 kh, 1443 mg, Test done with Salifert PO4 .06 and NO3 2.5. SPS corals grow but without much color. although I have just lost 2 sps. Use Fritze salt, dose Triton Core 7, ArcoPower and Phytoplankton. Recently been adding Mircobacter7 to keep algae at bay. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Getting tired of roller coaster

Unwanted heavy metals Analysis Setpoint
13Al26.982 Aluminium 0.00 μg/l 0 - 60 μg/l ▲
51Sb121.76 Antimony 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
33Ace74.922 Arsenic 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Bi Bismuth 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Pb Lead 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Compact disc Cadmium 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Cs Caesium 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Ga Gallium 0.00 μg/l 0.1 μg/l ▲
In Indium 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Cu Copper 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
La Lanthanum 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Hg Mercury 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Sc Scandium 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Ag Silver 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Se Selenium 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Th Tellurium 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Ti Titanium 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
W Tungsten 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Sn Tin 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲

Macro elements Analysis Setpoint
Well Sodium 11137.00 mg/l 10000 - 11300 mg/l ▲
Ca Calcium 398.00 mg/l 415 - 520 mg/l ▲
Mg Magnesium 1413.00 mg/l 1320 - 1500 mg/l ▲
K Potassium 447.00 mg/l 380 - 480 mg/l ▲
Br Bromine 65.00 mg/l 62 mg/l ▲
B Boron 4.00 mg/l 4.5 mg/l ▲
Sr Strontium 5.00 mg/l 8 - 12 mg/l ▲
S Sulfur 918.00 mg/l 900 mg/l ▲

Li Group Analysis Setpoint
Li Lithium 136.00 μg/l 200 μg/l ▲
Ni Nickel 2.00 μg/l 5 μg/l ▲
Mon Molybdenum 10.00 μg/l 12 μg/l ▲

I-Group Analysis Setpoint
V Vanadium 0.00 μg/l 0 - 3 μg/l ▲
Zn Zinc 8.00 μg/l 0 - 5 μg/l ▲
Mn Manganese 0.00 μg/l 0 - 3 μg/l ▲
I Iodine 23.00 μg/l 30 - 90 μg/l ▲

Fe Group Analysis Setpoint
Cr Chromium 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Co Cobalt 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲
Fe Iron 10.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲

Ba Group Analysis Setpoint
Ba Barium 10.00 μg/l 0 - 10 μg/l ▲
Mal Beryllium 0.00 μg/l 0 μg/l ▲

Si Group Analysis Setpoint
Si Silicon 165.00 μg/l 0 - 200 μg/l ▲

Nutrient Group Analysis Setpoint
P Phosphorus 15.00 μg/l 6 - 23 μg/l ▲
PO4 Phosphate 0.046 mg/l 0.018 - 0.07 mg/l ▲

Just one observation…when I started dosing CheatoGro to help my Ulva grow, coralline started growing quickly and covered everything. I use 1/7 the recommended daily dose (the recommended amount sickened my Mexican turbo snails).