Im kinda new so be nice.

[Clos]

I'm not offended lol.. Sarcasm is hard to convey through words on a screen. But, as mentioned above, this is a family site and I'm sure even my young kids could figure out what was being censored above.

Back to the topic at hand though, your tank.
Did you get the answer you were looking for?
You said you had high phosphates, what does your "dinos" look like? Do you have a tank pic?

No my phosphates where good or at least my tank liked them but i kinda got cought up in the lower ur phosphates and tried to lower them and they got to low and now i got dinos, and I did check them out under a microscope from what I know and again I'm not an expert.....

 

[Clos]

I'm used to people asking cus not everyone online tells the truth they try to make themselves to be someone else that they are not,but like I said I'm no one other then an artist that now a reef nerd, dont ask how that happend, u should know.

Dont ask what the last pic was cus I dont even know.

 

[Clos]

It wasn't offense just in poor taste. If you came here to learn we are more than happy to have you and guide you in the right direction to the best of our knowledge. But if you are just going to come here and without provocation tell everyone off and call everyone names than please do show yourself out. Jokes are indeed funny, that was no joke. Learn where and when to talk shop and where it isn't appropriate.

Sorry bro but I never told anyone off or called anyone names, i dont like being told i did something i didn't do i was just trying to joke never mind I cant even say that cus I may offend someone, like I said I'm new to this place with what i do or with who i deal with i don't have to watch anyone feelings and I know I my be a lot rough around the edges but that's why I'm here I'm not used to dealing with the saltwater or reef people and she's I never thought everyone was so sensitive or so touchy but again my bad that's why I'm here.......

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

No my phosphates where good or at least my tank liked them but i kinda got cought up in the lower ur phosphates and tried to lower them and they got to low and now i got dinos, and I did check them out under a microscope from what I know and again I'm not an expert.....

Oh I gotcha. It seems most people recommend lower phosphates for a few reasons. One is algae issues. High phosphates CAN cause nasty algae blooms that can smother your corals, and they don't look very pleasing.
Another reason is if your nutrients get out of hand, (too high or too low), any coral can react negatively. STN/RTN, bjd, polyp bailout etc etc.

I think alot of people get caught up with chasing numbers that others say you should have. Whether their system is running fine or not. Every tank is different, so what works for some may not work for everyone. Ive seen tanks with super high nutrients look absolutely stunning. On the other hand I've seen more lower nutrient tanks that look good. Who knows, maybe some of the LNS aren't really that low they just don't want to admit it.

If your tank was running nicely before and poorly now, and the only thing you've changed is your nutrients, raise them back up. But be careful not to over do things. You have to find a balance and keep it there. Stability is key.

***You still haven't shown us your tank yet. Its obligatory now lol

 

[Clos]

Oh I gotcha. It seems most people recommend lower phosphates for a few reasons. One is algae issues. High phosphates CAN cause nasty algae blooms that can smother your corals, and they don't look very pleasing.
Another reason is if your nutrients get out of hand, (too high or too low), any coral can react negatively. STN/RTN, bjd, polyp bailout etc etc.

I think alot of people get caught up with chasing numbers that others say you should have. Whether their system is running fine or not. Every tank is different, so what works for some may not work for everyone. Ive seen tanks with super high nutrients look absolutely stunning. On the other hand I've seen more lower nutrient tanks that look good. Who knows, maybe some of the LNS aren't really that low they just don't want to admit it.

If your tank was running nicely before and poorly now, and the only thing you've changed is your nutrients, raise them back up. But be careful not to over do things. You have to find a balance and keep it there. Stability is key.

***You still haven't shown us your tank yet. Its obligatory now lol

Thanks for the advice, I just haven't seen anyone ask or talk about what my problem is it's always high nutrients can cause problems not if u listen to other people that tell u to lower everything you will or mite have problems that's why I had to ask....

 

[Clos]

Thanks for the advice, I just haven't seen anyone ask or talk about what my problem is it's always high nutrients can cause problems not if u listen to other people that tell u to lower everything you will or mite have problems that's why I had to ask....

 

[Clos]

Not the best pic but it is what it is.

 

[dwair]

Welcome to R2R! Nice looking tank! Let's move on from the arguments guys! Focus on what we are here for, Reefing! GL with your parameters Clos. Keep asking questions, we are all learning all the time!

 

[Clos]

Welcome to R2R! Nice looking tank! Let's move on from the arguments guys! Focus on what we are here for, Reefing! GL with your parameters Clos. Keep asking questions, we are all learning all the time!

That's all I was trying to do . I almost thought maybe I was on the wrong site and almost cancelled my account cus I wasent try to offend anyone but if u breath to hard nowadays u mite offend someone so again my bad.

 

[dwair]

That's all I was trying to do . I almost thought maybe I was on the wrong site and almost cancelled my account cus I wasent try to offend anyone but if u breath to hard nowadays u mite offend someone so again my bad.

All good bud! Again welcome to R2R, all here to help each other. Great site for friends and information!

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! Great looking tank and I LOVE your custom paint jobs I have a friend who does similar and it always amazes me....I can barely draw a stick person so...

 

[Clos]

All good bud! Again welcome to R2R, all here to help each other. Great site for friends and information!

Well thanks for the welcome, most have been welcoming and helpful and other seem to be on here for other things other then reefing and I had a hard time joining a site like this cus this is just not what I do but like said I was raised around the ocean so I love reefing and the first time I tried this almost made me change my mind, and I know I may not be the same or what u may expect on this site but there should not be any expectation of anyone that mite visit this site cus u never know who's into reefing nowadays.

 

[Clos]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! Great looking tank and I LOVE your custom paint jobs I have a friend who does similar and it always amazes me....I can barely draw a stick person so...

Thanks for the compliment but I know my tank looked, oh my bad I almost said a bad no no word , ok looked bad that's a few months old so I wont lie but that's all I had, I'm just not a big picture guy, will try to get some new to post I'm just not used to posting pics.