Help Please! Corals not doing to well

[adrians]

Has your alk always been around 8.5 or had there been any swing?

my ALK is pretty steady , no changes there . What do you use to dose phosphate ?

 

[Tuffloud1]

my ALK is pretty steady , no changes there . What do you use to dose phosphate ?

Check out Brightwell NeoPhos for premixed liquid or this if you want something that will last forever but you have to mix.

Mono Potassium Phosphate (KH2PO4) - 1lb (Jar)

Shop our Green Leaf Aquariums Mono Potassium Phosphate (KH2PO4) - 1lb (Jar). Planted aquarium boutique since 2007 & 24/7 customer support, we ship fast!

greenleafaquariums.com

 

[living_tribunal]

Your nitrates and phosphates are at 0, you need both of these for corals to remain healthy. They don't need to be high but always need to be present in the tank.

How long are you running your fuges photoperiod? Are you doing gfo?

I'd cut fuge photoperiod to 2 hours and stop gfo. If you continue to have trouble then dose nitrogen and phosphorous.

Sps always look like p*** when phosphates bottom out as do many lps.

 

[living_tribunal]

Or just feed more and see if that brings your phosphate up. For my system, the only way I have effectively raised my phosphate levels is by dosing it.

Same, I only have two fish and feeding just doesn't do it. I also had an issue where my rock was binding my phosphates for a long time.

 

[living_tribunal]

i just tested the the water again and the nitrate

Thank you again for your advice , i just tested the water again and the nitrate level its not zero anymore went up to about 3ppm but phosphate level is still at zero. So you suggest not to dose nitrate because the Phosphate is at zero?

First get your nitrate level up and then dose the phosphate. Re-check a day after dosing and see where the phosphate level is at.

 

[ScottB]

Thank you for the response , i have 14 fish in that 75 gallon tank and i feed them once or twice a day depending on my work schedule . How many times a day you think i should feed them ?

That sounds like sufficient bioload to me.

 

[adrians]

Check out Brightwell NeoPhos for premixed liquid or this if you want something that will last forever but you have to mix.

Mono Potassium Phosphate (KH2PO4) - 1lb (Jar)

Shop our Green Leaf Aquariums Mono Potassium Phosphate (KH2PO4) - 1lb (Jar). Planted aquarium boutique since 2007 & 24/7 customer support, we ship fast!

greenleafaquariums.com

thanks i'll check them out

 

[adrians]

First get your nitrate level up and then dose the phosphate. Re-check a day after dosing and see where the phosphate level is at.

Will do , Thanks for your reply

 

[ScottB]

my ALK is pretty steady , no changes there . What do you use to dose phosphate ?

I use this. Cheap, mixes clear and stays in suspension well.

 

[adrians]

I use this. Cheap, mixes clear and stays in suspension well.

thank you

 

[adrians]

thanks i'll check them out

thanks i'll check them out

can you tell me how you mix it , what dosage do you used?

 

[living_tribunal]

can you tell me how you mix it , what dosage do you used?

Just mix with tank water and add to sump.

I dose anywhere between .01-03ppm at a single time.

 

[adrians]

Just mix with tank water and add to sump.

I dose anywhere between .01-03ppm at a single time.

how much do you mix concentrate do you mix in 1 gallon of water?

 

[living_tribunal]

how much do you mix concentrate do you mix in 1 gallon of water?

Naw, I usually just take a cup of water and then syringe out the dose I want to add and pour into sump so it mixes before the return spits it out.

You can be more lax with it than two part or kalk.

Edit* I misunderstood the question. Different brands have different dose requirements. Seachem is pretty concentrated so the equation is like .8 x water volume x target ppm increase = ml.

 

[adrians]

Naw, I usually just take a cup of water and then syringe out the dose I want to add and pour into sump so it mixes before the return spits it out.

You can be more lax with it than two part or kalk.

Edit* I misunderstood the question. Different brands have different dose requirements. Seachem is pretty concentrated so the equation is like .8 x water volume x target ppm increase = ml.

thanks a lot