High Alkalinity - High Nutrient and pushing the limits

[mrhongkongwong]

Hello all,

I was wondering who has pushed the limits on high nutrients with a high alkalinity system.


I was trying to follow the RedSea online suggestion for nutrients and heard from fellow reefers that they are much higher because I couldn't keep blastos or acans alive.

Anyways, so as I have been raising my nutrients I realize that I don't have test kits that are in the range anymore so I was just curious how high some of you guys have gone.

What I have in the tank.

monti
stylo
birdsnest
green leather
a few indo torches
lots of zoas
duncan
candy canes
clove poly
frog spawn
mushrooms
3 x maxima clams
1 x deresa clam


Current nutritents

Nitrates - 25 to 50 ppm (Salifert)
Phosphates - 1 ppm
Alkalinity 12-13 dkh

 

[Spare time]

You don't need that much nitrate and phosphate for high alk. That level of phosphate may slow things down in terms of skeletal growth.

Also red sea assumes you to be following their whole care guide which includes daily coral feedings and nopox.

 

[mrhongkongwong]

You don't need that much nitrate and phosphate for high alk. That level of phosphate may slow things down in terms of skeletal growth.

Also red sea assumes you to be following their whole care guide which includes daily coral feedings and nopox.

Didn't try to get it that high via reef roids but ended up here now.