Low nutrient system

Centerline · Jun 21, 2017

reeferparty said:
I wasn't trying to go for a ulns it just happened and I'm hoping all this dosing will be temporary once I get things to where they need to be

You and I both!

reeferparty · Jun 21, 2017

GoVols said:
Can you post some close up pictures (with your blues off, if you run leds) so we can see what you see?

Will get some for you when I get home

GoVols · Jun 21, 2017

Centerline said:
You and I both!

Lol!!!!!!!!

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jun 21, 2017

reeferparty said:
Great thanks randy! One more question, I've been trying to suck out the "cyano" with a turkey baster but I'm getting little to no luck which is why it leads me to believe that it may be dinos (some brown and some red) since it have small air bubbles that float up from some strains. Is it okay to scrub and blow it off the rocks? Or would that promote it to spread? Last night I lowered photoperiod of lights a bit, slightly turned down intensity, and running all blues. I don't want to shock the tank since I'm pretty coral heavy and don't want things to get out of hand

It can be hard to distinguish species, but viscous snotty stuff is usually dinos. I doubt blowing it off is a big problem in terms of spreading (it spreads fine anyway), and some may get skimmed out.

Torqued · Jun 21, 2017

all this talk about dosing this or that... Just add some fish and feed more. That is all it took for my tank that was nutrient deficient, and its a heck of a lot more enjoyable to watch more fish, and double ur feeding than to add expensive additives to the tank.

zachxlutz · Jun 21, 2017

Torqued said:
all this talk about dosing this or that... Just add some fish and feed more. That is all it took for my tank that was nutrient deficient, and its a heck of a lot more enjoyable to watch more fish, and double ur feeding than to add expensive additives to the tank.

Sometimes that is easier said than done. Many folks have certain fish they want to keep and employ a rigorous QT system so fully stocking a system can take some time. In the meantime, dosing to keep things healthy is option numero uno.