How are you properly managing nutrients in your tank?

[Gumbies R Us]

One thing I feel like we do for our tanks is managing proper nutrient levels for our tanks. Maybe we achieve this by not over feeding our tanks or by running a proper protein skimmer. I am wondering how do you manage nutrients in your tank? Curious to see what everyone says!

 

[bobnicaragua]

Filter sock and skimmer. Carbon & GFO in a bag.

 

[Gill the 3rd]

I run a roller mat, protein skimmer and have a refugium. I feed A LOT of frozen food every day and I still have issues keeping my nutrients up.

 

[Cthulukelele]

My strategy for nutrient management is skimmer, refugium with chaeto and 30 pounds of live rock, and occasional manual hair algae removal. I think the 57w uv sterilizer also probably helps break down certain coloring agents and floating biological material to be skimmed out by the skimmer. Tank usually reads between 0 and 10 ppm nitrate. Never really test phosphate.

IMO most of the time nowadays if you have a decent setup stripping nutrients is a bigger deal that too many nutrients for most hobbyist tanks.

 

[gbroadbridge]

One thing I feel like we do for our tanks is managing proper nutrient levels for our tanks. Maybe we achieve this by not over feeding our tanks or by running a proper protein skimmer. I am wondering how do you manage nutrients in your tank? Curious to see what everyone says!

Rock, Roller Mat, Skimmer and carbon dosing.
Fish only fed by auto feeder x 3 times a day

5-10 ppm NO3 and 0.05-0.10 ppm PO4 rock steady

 

[MrGisonni]

Live rock, filter sock, protein skimmer and a little bit of gfo and of course water changes. If nutrients start to bottom out I let the tank go without a water change for an extra week or so feed Reef roids to increase phosphates and feed a little more. For me it's a little bit of up and down back and forth balancing act to keep nitrates and phosphates where I want them.