I need a lil help

[Purpletang92]

I need some help guys , I think I’m overdoing it , I can’t get any readable nitrate or phosphate , in my sump I have cheato, a marine pure block 4in block and an oversized skimmer regal 300 int, the system is only 150 gallons, my sps have all faded and died , some lps are closed up. Am I stripping the water too much ?

 

[Reefing Madness]

Are you feeding them anything? Whats your lighting look like? Whats your flow?

 

[Purpletang92]

Are you feeding them anything? Whats your lighting look like? Whats your flow?

I’m feeding everything under the sun, reef roids, frenzy, oysters eggs, vitachem, phyto feast. For lighting 6 bulb t5 , 4 blue plus, 2 super actinic. For flow mp60 , 3 tunze 6025 on back wall and a hydro forgot the model on that one.

 

[Purpletang92]

Anyone else?

 

[Fudsey]

If your nutrients are that low, you may need to dose PO4 and NO3

 

[Purpletang92]

If your nutrients are that low, you may need to dose PO4 and NO3

Should I pull the skimmer or stop cheato?

 

[Oldreefer44]

I would try one at a time starting with the easiest, and then retest a day or two later. If you are feeding that heavily it is hard to believe you are at zero for both. Might want to verify your test results with a different kit or at your LFS.

 

[Purpletang92]

I would try one at a time starting with the easiest, and then retest a day or two later. If you are feeding that heavily it is hard to believe you are at zero for both. Might want to verify your test results with a different kit or at your LFS.

I’ve tested myself and took to the lfs, I was carbon dosing and had to stop everything dropped to zero. I took the skimmer off line and I’m just running cheato right now or should I take the cheato off line ?

 

[Fudsey]

Agree with @OLDREEFER44 do one and then check again.

How long had the skimmer been off before your last checks?

 

[Purpletang92]

Agree with @OLDREEFER44 do one and then check again.

How long had the skimmer been off before your last checks?

I just took it off this afternoon and dumped anything it skimmed out back in the sump, I checked last night and nitrate and phosphate was 0

 

[Fudsey]

I'd wait a couple days and check again.