Fallow Tank Chemistry

[ProfessorAronnax]

Hey everyone!

I currently have all my fish in QT due to ich. My question is this: What is the best way to maintain No3 and Po4 while the tank is fallow? What I am tring to avoid are dynos. Already seeing a bacterial bloom in the water column.

Tank parameters are:
Alk:8

Ph:8

Nh3/Nh4:0

No3:4-5 --> low (with fish they are 10)

No2:0

Po4: .01-.02 --> low (with fish between .8 and .10)

SG: 1.025

Temp stays 78 d.F

Actions I have already taken are: 1) Switched from weekly to bi-weekly water changes. 2) Turn skimmer down. 3) Ghost feeding tank 2-3 times a day.

Lighting schedule is 9 hours of 15k with whites at 50% and blue at 15% with a 3 hour lunar phase.

I am running carbon simply because of the amount of soft corals I have.

I do have a UV sterilizer, would this aid at all?

Let me know what your thoughts are please!

All the best, Professor. A

 

[Gareth elliott]

You can feed the corals More as a first step see if your nutrients stabilize. I find a auto feeder works great for this with something like TDO or neptune cross diet.

if this does not have the desired effect.
You can dose n and p drectly.
I use NaNO3 and KH2Po4 to do this.

 

[ProfessorAronnax]

You can feed the corals More as a first step see if your nutrients stabilize. I find a auto feeder works great for this with something like TDO or neptune cross diet.

if this does not have the desired effect.
You can dose n and p drectly.
I use NaNO3 and KH2Po4 to do this.

I appreciate the advise,buddy! I'm going to do that!