Established reef nutrients

[Rmckoy]

Having a 230 gal reef .
recently noticed nutrients a little higher . And alk sitting around 7 dkh
A few acros starting to turn pale tips ,

adding microbactor 7 is said to lower all nutrients ...

is this essentially the same product as aqua vitro remediation ?

a small bottle of microbactor will dose 650 gal
And as nitrifying bacteria , typically we would dump the bottle contents in .
is it beneficial to dose according to the directions ?

 

[Jekyl]

What is causing the elevated nutrients? What ways of export do you currently have? How high are they? Alkalinity can be brought up in various ways. I add baking soda to my top off water to keep it stable.

 

[Unregistered1]

7dkh is fine, it is within range

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

When did it become a commob husbandry to dose this and that for everything? Lol. Im guessing the last 4 yrs?
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

7dkh is not fine. Low. You can keep it stable at 7 and be ok but 1 more drop and uve lost ur alk.
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[Unregistered1]

sure it is perfectly fine

 

[Unregistered1]

mine has been as low as 4dkh

 

[Unregistered1]

sure it is just fine at 7dkh...oops lag duplicate post