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So, this feels like a dumb question. I’m aware that ULN systems were the main way people kept SPS and LPS coral before. Yet, I’m hearing some hobbyists claiming they run ZERO for both phosphate and nitrates. My assumption is that there’s a false reading with the test kit, or the nutrient export is too good and levels are just managed during feedings. I personally don’t think it’s possible since I’ve always heard that there’s trace amounts of both within natural saltwater at all times. Especially in our enclosed reef tanks, they usually run higher. Is it really possible for corals to live without those two things? If a system was truly void of these two things, what could happen to our inhabitants?