Help with BTAs

[Spare time]

Any advice on the lighting levels?

That light should probably be near max in the settings, but you may need a second. Check out par maps for this light.

 

[Starbuxxx]

Yea I would gradually crank up the lights. I'm not sure how high you have them from the surface of your tank or where the anemone is positioned but You should be able to go up to 75+

 

[ratposs]

Not sure pH is worth worrying about in this situation. I sure wouldn't dose anything for it, if I understand the current tank correctly. pH is definitely interesting to help figure out what the system is up to, but forcefully adjusting it is a little over the top for most situations.

Why are you dosing Ca and alk? Were they low? Looks like your tank might do pretty well with water changes and the occasional Ca/alk correction.


Based on my use of Fluvals in FW (where they work pretty well for me), if I used them for SW I'd personally put at least three of those fixtures on a 90g and start with about a 75% level on white, and other colors adjusted to appearance.

I worry about ph for the sake of coral growth. This is still a pretty young tank, but I really want to make sure I am not killing off my corals from something that is completely preventable.

I was having low Ca and Alk before I left for vacation. Tried to make adjustments through apex, but i lost connectivity to it, and struggled to get back on it.

This is a Fluval Sea & Marine 36-48" spectrum bluetooth led 36 watt light. I can easily adjust it from the app, and It can put off a lot more light than it currently is.

 

[ratposs]

Best get a decent test kit. I would not use a test strip to make any decisions from. I like Salifert for NO3, personally.

FYI, hardness isn't relevant in a marine tank.

fair enough!

 

[ratposs]

That light should probably be near max in the settings, but you may need a second. Check out par maps for this light.

Forgive my ignorance, par maps? any help with this would be awesome as well.

 

[ratposs]

Best get a decent test kit. I would not use a test strip to make any decisions from. I like Salifert for NO3, personally.

FYI, hardness isn't relevant in a marine tank.

Just ordered that kit. thanks!

 

[Malum Argenteum]

I was having low Ca and Alk before I left for vacation

What were the levels then? If you went from low (less than 400/7, roughly) to what you noted above (530/13) in a week or two, then things are very not stable. Stability is 100x more important than chasing some pH number.

 

[ratposs]

What were the levels then? If you went from low (less than 400/7, roughly) to what you noted above (530/13) in a week or two, then things are very not stable. Stability is 100x more important than chasing some pH number.

I was at 415 for Cal on the 17th.

 

[Spare time]

Forgive my ignorance, par maps? any help with this would be awesome as well.

Par is the intensity of the light. A map shows the values across various distances from the light

 

[Spare time]

I was at 415 for Cal on the 17th.

The anemones don't care about high calcium nor alk imo (but rapid pH changes may irritate them)

 

[TX_REEF]

How are your nems doing?