Sir another thing... My 55gal reef has been up running for 1.5 yrs to 2. And I've lost fish in process of doing n moving. Man error if you will. But anyways my point is my levels 3 months ago had gotten bit higher then yours now after doing a 25 percent water changes every wk or bi weekly, light feeding no more than what they eat in a minute, using MY rule of thumb 1gallon per inch of fish plus 10 extra gallons to keep free space, using phosphate media in reacter at 65% tumble speed to prevent it from grinding up., it sure has help bring all levels down. Regards water changes I use filtered water not tap water ok. Now as to my levels we'll guess what phosphate has been at .01-.03 fluctuate which is ok as long as it does NOT sky rockets n you see no major changes in live stock your ok. Calcium is levels are stable. Nitrite&nitrate are at get levels also my phosphate reacter helped so much with that. Keep your socks changed out every week at first if running 55gal or less n you have 2(6-8in) socks then like I said it helped me after the every week for 5-6months, I do now bi-wkly sock changes unless your over feeding. Live stock light requires anywhere from 4-6 hrs of light then again depends on what light system you running. You don't want to bleach out live stock due to lighting.. Not good been done that when I was 17yrs and just starting out. Im 35 yrs now and last but not least well always do research on all you want to or should know as things better newer ideas come up n yes look up you tube for DIY reacters, led lights, n other as this hobby can make holes in your pockets. And last ALWAYS WHEN DOING SOMETHING MAJOR TO YOUR REEF MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL EQUIP. Parts n necessary items or money to do so, as what you do CAN effect your build up... Happy reef life...
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i will definitely try the 25% water change and i run GFO so I'm gonna put some fresh media in my reactor
