I’m so mad

[Fishology]

For the last three weeks my nutrients levels have been great, I have been dosing once a week, and now they all fell hard, like hard, hard

last week if I recall it was
Cal over 500
Alk 121
Nitrate 5-7ppm
Phos .10-.20 ppm

today
Cal just barely over 500
Alk under 100 around 87
Nitrate 3ppm
Phos I don’t even think I have phospates anymore.
This is the second time my levels have fallen I’m so annoyed as last time it took two weeks to fix.I scrub angles daily to stop it from sucking up my nitrate and phospates
My corla live stock is
Forgspawn
6 ricordias
Two zoa coloines I don’t know who they all used up the Alk and calcium, I’m just so tired of this any help of any kind is great, thanks

 

[TokenReefer]

As your corals grow they will consume more. There is no way to avoid this...

 

[Fishology]

As your corals grow they will consume more. There is no way to avoid this...

Ya I know this but the forgspawn has started to lose some color. This also isn’t the first time this happen I have a ten gallon with only muchrooms and a zoa, I used to have hammers and Duncan’s in there they were doing great but then they all just died. I just don’t want that to happen as I amor if these corals were gifts for firmed and family

 

[TokenReefer]

I hear ya. That can be frustrating and gut wrenching. I've recently started to have to manipulate my parameters manually as corals have started taking off as well. No nutrients can kill corals I've come to find out as they need some levels to maintain regular bodily functions let alone grow. There's a good reason there is a HUGE additives section on BRS (and any other site)

I've been using this reference chart to keep my parameters within the recommended values...

Reef Tank Water Parameters

Need to know reef tank water quality specs? Save this reef tank water parameters chart as a handy reference.

www.bulkreefsupply.com

 

[Fishology]

I hear ya. That can be frustrating and gut wrenching. I've recently started to have to manipulate my parameters manually as corals have started taking off as well. No nutrients can kill corals I've come to find out as they need some levels to maintain regular bodily functions let alone grow. There's a good reason there is a HUGE additives section on BRS (and any other site)

I've been using this reference chart to keep my parameters within the recommended values...

Reef Tank Water Parameters

Need to know reef tank water quality specs? Save this reef tank water parameters chart as a handy reference.

www.bulkreefsupply.com

Thanks it’s helps a lot I’m start dosing twice a week and check them all again this week, I just did a massive dose today as I use liquid dosing I might switch to powder instead at it last almost three times longer. I’ll definitely look into the chart

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

What exactly are you dosing?

 

[Fishology]

What exactly are you dosing?

All for reef liquid dosing

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you meant dosing of nutrients that you say are low.

Since you are not doing that, it might be a time to start (or feed more).

 

[Fishology]

Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you meant dosing of nutrients that you say are low.

Since you are not doing that, it might be a time to start (or feed more).

Thanks

 

[Fishology]

Thanks

I feed once a day, should I boost it up to twice

 

[Tcook]

I feed once a day, should I boost it up to twice

Do you have fish in the tank? What fish specifically? I can't see any that will do well long term with once a day feeding. If this is a coral only tank then nm.

 

[Dan_P]

For the last three weeks my nutrients levels have been great, I have been dosing once a week, and now they all fell hard, like hard, hard

last week if I recall it was
Cal over 500
Alk 121
Nitrate 5-7ppm
Phos .10-.20 ppm

today
Cal just barely over 500
Alk under 100 around 87
Nitrate 3ppm
Phos I don’t even think I have phospates anymore.
This is the second time my levels have fallen I’m so annoyed as last time it took two weeks to fix.I scrub angles daily to stop it from sucking up my nitrate and phospates
My corla live stock is
Forgspawn
6 ricordias
Two zoa coloines I don’t know who they all used up the Alk and calcium, I’m just so tired of this any help of any kind is great, thanks

Clarification: this is a new system?

 

[Fishology]

Clarification: this is a new system?

Sorta its almost a year old

 

[Fishology]

Do you have fish in the tank? What fish specifically? I can't see any that will do well long term with once a day feeding. If this is a coral only tank then nm.

Clowns royal
Royal grama basslet
Watchmen goby
And a moon fish I think? Don’t remember.
I feed frozen and flake one a day but I have 7 other tanks so a use two cubes and a handful of flakes. Is technically is a large feeding one a day

 

[Tcook]

Clowns royal
Royal grama basslet
Watchmen goby
And a moon fish I think? Don’t remember.
I feed frozen and flake one a day but I have 7 other tanks so a use two cubes and a handful of flakes. Is technically is a large feeding one a day

Pic of the royal grama?

 

[Fishology]

 

[Fishology]

If you want a side view it will take a while he’s very active and moves alot

 

[Tcook]

Always one of my favorites

 

[Fishology]

Always one of my favorites

I almost lost him I added some decor and it’s bleached out chemicals into the tank and he’s was just laying there gapsing, he’s was better now he’s explores and gets excited when I’m close to the tank

 

[Dan_P]

Sorta its almost a year old

It seems that your observation about nutrient variation is not uncommon for new systems based on R2R posts. I never heard an explanation that I liked for this variability.