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Reefer45C · Jan 4, 2022

How do you guys get your WD's so fuzzy? Mine grows decent but does not show polyp extension like these pictures. This is mine in my tank sitting around 500 par... tank params are
NO3: 7ish
PO4: .05-.09
Calcium: 450
Alk: 9
Mag: 1380-1400

Its been in my tank for a little over a year, at which it was about a 1" frag when added.

SeaworthyAquatics · Jan 4, 2022

Reefer45C said:
How do you guys get your WD's so fuzzy? Mine grows decent but does not show polyp extension like these pictures. This is mine in my tank sitting around 500 par... tank params are
NO3: 7ish
PO4: .05-.09
Calcium: 450
Alk: 9
Mag: 1380-1400

Its been in my tank for a little over a year, at which it was about a 1" frag when added.

What is your ph like? Mine didn't have great polyp extension until the tank was consistently 8.1-8.2 ph. That being said, PE is hard to pin down and it could be for a number of reasons. I've found flow, ph, trace elements, nutrients, fish, microfauna and of course overall stability all play a role in PE. Basically everything in the tank lol. Color and growth look good so that makes it even harder.

Reefer45C · Jan 4, 2022

SeaworthyAquatics said:
What is your ph like? Mine didn't have great polyp extension until the tank was consistently 8.1-8.2 ph. That being said, PE is hard to pin down and it could be for a number of reasons. I've found flow, ph, trace elements, nutrients, fish, microfauna and of course overall stability all play a role in PE. Basically everything in the tank lol. Color and growth look good so that makes it even harder.

My ph during full lights is typically around 8.31 and during the night with fuge on reverse light schedule is around 8.01... I do the Balling method using BRS pharma for alk and calcium.... I also dose the K- & A+ trace elements too. I feed pretty well and have a decent export with skimmer & fuge running. Sometimes I have to dial down the fuge light schedule so it doesn't remove too much. I feed mostly a frozen fish food I make myself. Do you think they aren't out much because there is enough food in the column. I also dose Brightwell coral amino daily 32 drops which is about 2ml I believe. I don't have any algae issues just the typical glass stuff I get once every 3 days.

Joe462 · Jan 4, 2022

My parameters are a little off from what they usually are but here goes
Alk: 8.1 dkh
Cal: 390 ppm
Phosphorus: 41 ppb
Mag: 1380 ppm
NO3: 25

BillyW · Jan 4, 2022

Here is two pictures, first under only T5 Blue+ and Coral+, and the second T5 and Orphek Plue+ light bar.
Nitrate and Phosphate, can’t remember let time I tested them.
alk 7.03-7.56
cal 422
mag 1325

WetSleeve · Jan 4, 2022

Wild, great pics.
Are you keeping Po4 that high because of the High par/alk?
your po4 and No3 are so vastly different it’s interesting!
phenomenal colour on it.

cvicente said:
Under 2 Orphek OR3 Blue plus LED bars
NO3 - 1.1ppm
PO4 - .42 ppm
PAR - 626
Alk - 10.6 dKH
pH - 8.2-8.5

TheDragonsReef · Jan 4, 2022

I need to get a new picture, this ones from a few months ago, its a little more yellow now

Under hydra 64s
Par 450
No3 20
Po4 0.08
Alk 7.5
Cal 460
Mg 1400

Ulee · Jan 4, 2022

Using ocean revive LED / par 180-190

Salinity 1.027
Alk 8
Mag 1400
Ca 420-450

SamMule · Jan 4, 2022

Joe462 said:
My parameters are a little off from what they usually are but here goes
Alk: 8.1 dkh
Cal: 390 ppm
Phosphorus: 41 ppb
Mag: 1380 ppm
NO3: 25

Wow, your params are about exactly what my tank runs, but my WD sure doesn't look like that!
How much PAR you giving it?

Joe462 · Jan 4, 2022

SamMule said:
Wow, your params are about exactly what my tank runs, but my WD sure doesn't look like that!
How much PAR you giving it?

it reads 250 on one side and 330 on the other. so somewhere in that range. its under one of the braces probably why there is such a wide range

cvicente · Jan 4, 2022

WetSleeve said:
Wild, great pics.
Are you keeping Po4 that high because of the High par/alk?
your po4 and No3 are so vastly different it’s interesting!
phenomenal colour on it.

Thanks ! The NO3 is very low because I run 2 DIY 5 gal denitrificaction units and corals uptake nitrogen preferably in the form of ammonium and not so as nitrate. I don't use any media to lower PO4 nor macroalgae (money savings) PO4 is quite stable and corals seems to have adapted to those levels. High alkalinity and high PAR helps to maintain the growth I want, my tank is only 120 gal and space is very limited. My corals have never stopped growing and they are not brittle, so what level of PO4 is considered too high to completely halt growth ? That is yet to be determined. There is a study by Sabrina Rosset,a Jörg Wiedenmann "Phosphate deficiency promotes coral bleaching and is reflected by the ultrastructure of symbiotic dinoflagellates" that will make you think twice about NO3 & PO4 ratios. Btw, my main lighting system is an ATI 8x54w T5, 50/50 Blue Plus, Coral Plus with supplemental Orphek OR3 Blue Plus led bars.

FMF0331 · Jan 4, 2022

Joe462 · Jan 4, 2022

my frag tank grow out, that through a series of unfortunate events, is no more

MikeAndrews · Jan 4, 2022

Under Gen 5 blue at 350 par. Nitrate 5-10, phosphate 0, dKh 9 calcium 400

MikeAndrews · Jan 4, 2022

90's reefer said:
Its hard to get a good pic of the WD as its in the middle of the tank.
The stag is a surf&turf.

I have surf and turf growing huge

JorgeS · Jan 4, 2022

Radion g5 blue + reefbrite
430 PAR
Alk 8.4
Cal 490
Mg 1480
No3 9.0
PO4 0.05

jmwreef · Jan 4, 2022

This is under a reefbreeders fixture at about 300 par (whites are at 25% and blues at around 75%). Nitrates at 1 and phosphates at .1. Picture was taken with the Tiffen 85b filter on the lens.

WetSleeve · Jan 5, 2022

cvicente said:
Thanks ! The NO3 is very low because I run 2 DIY 5 gal denitrificaction units and corals uptake nitrogen preferably in the form of ammonium and not so as nitrate. I don't use any media to lower PO4 nor macroalgae (money savings) PO4 is quite stable and corals seems to have adapted to those levels. High alkalinity and high PAR helps to maintain the growth I want, my tank is only 120 gal and space is very limited. My corals have never stopped growing and they are not brittle, so what level of PO4 is considered too high to completely halt growth ? That is yet to be determined. There is a study by Sabrina Rosset,a Jörg Wiedenmann "Phosphate deficiency promotes coral bleaching and is reflected by the ultrastructure of symbiotic dinoflagellates" that will make you think twice about NO3 & PO4 ratios. Btw, my main lighting system is an ATI 8x54w T5, 50/50 Blue Plus, Coral Plus with supplemental Orphek OR3 Blue Plus led bars.

I agree that if it’s consistent and stable corals will generally adapt to it, and with a higher alkalinity it would make sense not to bother lowering it.

i didn’t mean “high” and in bad, but generally I keep mine anywhere from 0.08-0.15 depending how on top of it I am dosing wise..generally speaking my sps will consume 0.15 po4 in 2-3 days so I dose it every other day.

some would say 0.15 is “elevated”
I’m with you on team nutrients though, makes for some bright acros.