Struggling to keep Nitrates & Phosphates with a tank full of Tangs

[Merge_595]

Your tank looks great - what are you exactly worried abuout? I mean - what are you trying to fix?

Exactly what I was trying to avoid..DINOS had to put the giant UV back on the system over the weekend. Also this a little older video have some expensive Acro’s now..Homewrecker Walt Disney Orange Passion Angry Bird etc etc..don't want to starve them..

 

[Merge_595]

Had to toss on the emergency 120 watt UV so these Dinoflagellates don't get out of hand..

 

[MnFish1]

Exactly what I was trying to avoid..DINOS had to put the giant UV back on the system over the weekend. Also this a little older video have some expensive Acro’s now..Homewrecker Walt Disney Orange Passion Angry Bird etc etc..don't want to starve them..

Do your corals look starved?

 

[Merge_595]

Do your corals look starved?

Not starved Just a little lighter than how they came in..But all growing great..

 

[MnFish1]

Not starved Just a little lighter than how they came in..But all growing great..

I personally would not worry about these being too low - I know this is heresy, but if your corals are growing, etc - there is not really a problem - you could add more 'coral food' - or feed your fish more - following Nitrate and Phosphate as you do - see if coral growth and coral improves

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Dosing N and P is cheap and easy. Cheaper than feeding more, but feeding more is an easier option if you have something that eats it.

 

[Merge_595]

I'm good now..Good OL Reef Roids to the rescue. Overshot a bit on the Phos but I do my biweekly water change this up coming weekend it should balance out..shooting for 0.05-0.08. Have 30 Acro’s coming in tomorrow between the Dinoflagellates occasionally popping up & the fear of putting that many Acro’s in a low nutrient system when I know they're coming from tanks with 15+ nitrates & 0.10+ phosphates I was a little nervous...

 

[Merge_595]

Boom

 

[Reefer Brent]

Mechanical filtration is my nitrate and phosphates dosing system lol. There's always some leftover pellets dissolving in the filter floss.

 

[Mickey]

Rather than feeding more or dosing nitrate and phosphate why not run your skimmer less and let it accumulate naturally. Tank is still pretty new and fish are small.

 

[Merge_595]

Mechanical filtration is my nitrate and phosphates dosing system lol. There's always some leftover pellets dissolving in the filter floss.

Exactly why I had to stop using pellets years ago because I was fighting higher phosphate lol

 

[Merge_595]

Rather than feeding more or dosing nitrate and phosphate why not run your skimmer less and let it accumulate naturally. Tank is still pretty new and fish are small.

I have it tuned down low..Probably have to go lower. Even all the way down there it's still pulling a ton I refuse to turn it all the way off as recommend by a few..

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Rather than feeding more or dosing nitrate and phosphate why not run your skimmer less and let it accumulate naturally. Tank is still pretty new and fish are small.

Skimmers do a lot more than nutrients. I’d personally use a skimmer 24/7 even if all it did was aerate, and organic export is also quite valuable.

 

[Reef Puncher]

What are you guy's/gals using. I remember the day's of struggling to keep it from being high..now I can't keep just barely enough..stopped dosing bacteria..tuned the skimmer down..dosing almost daily..always back to almost nothing PO4 0.01 NO3 1..

good news, you can add more fish! the more fish, the more nitrates, the more food input. you can also increase coral food. but sounds like your doing all the right stuff. you turned skimmer down and reduced bacteria. although you could run your skimmer still just take the cup off, to keep the aeration.

 

[Troylee]

DIY Trisodium phosphate and ammonia bicarbonate is what I dose to keep them up.

 

[bakbay]

Had to toss on the emergency 120 watt UV so these Dinoflagellates don't get out of hand..

WOW - that's one badazzz UV!!! I think I'm going to NEED that for Xmas. lol

What brand is that? Pentair?

 

[Merge_595]

good news, you can add more fish! the more fish, the more nitrates, the more food input. you can also increase coral food. but sounds like your doing all the right stuff. you turned skimmer down and reduced bacteria. although you could run your skimmer still just take the cup off, to keep the A new

I wish I could and more fish my Tangs would literally hold a meeting on who's going to take it out first lol

 

[Merge_595]

DIY Trisodium phosphate and ammonia bicarbonate is what I dose to keep them up.

Cool I just mixed up some Ammonium I bought from Amazon. Planning to start dosing tomorrow 15ml a day for a 200 gallon???? Will do 5ml 3x a day 8am Noon & 4pm..

 

[Merge_595]

WOW - that's one badazzz UV!!! I think I'm going to NEED that for Xmas. lol

What brand is that? Pentair?

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[Troylee]

Cool I just mixed up some Ammonium I bought from Amazon. Planning to start dosing tomorrow 15ml a day for a 200 gallon???? Will do 5ml 3x a day 8am Noon & 4pm..

I mixed it up 3tsp to a liter of rodi and I dose 20ml daily in a 300gal.. just keep an eye on it as corals use it or it builds up.