Clownfish2
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Hello reefers,
I have a 110 gallon reef tank and 35 gallon sump running for almost 2 years. Lights are two Radion G4 XR15. I use a protein skimmer. I also have a refugium with a H380 light on a 14 hour ON schedule. The chaetomorpha has always shrunk and turned yellow white in color. Even reducing the hours from 14 to 6, the chaeto withers. I do not use GFO.
My concern is that my nitrate and phosphate always reads 0. I have noticed my zoanthids shrink and appear ragged on the edges, montipora has changed to a light red to whitish color. My torch coral, frogspawn, and hammer coral, acan coral appear normal, but no significant growth.
My water maintenance and parameters:
1st year: I performed 35 gallon water changes once a month
This past year: I stopped doing water changes and began dosing Red Seas color program
Alk 9
Calcium 430
Mag 1340
Nitrate 0
phosphate 0
nitrite 0
ammonia 0
temperature 79
salinity 1.025
My goal is to raise nitrate to 10-20ppm and phosphate .03-.08. What would you recommend I begin dosing and how much to dose?
I have a 110 gallon reef tank and 35 gallon sump running for almost 2 years. Lights are two Radion G4 XR15. I use a protein skimmer. I also have a refugium with a H380 light on a 14 hour ON schedule. The chaetomorpha has always shrunk and turned yellow white in color. Even reducing the hours from 14 to 6, the chaeto withers. I do not use GFO.
My concern is that my nitrate and phosphate always reads 0. I have noticed my zoanthids shrink and appear ragged on the edges, montipora has changed to a light red to whitish color. My torch coral, frogspawn, and hammer coral, acan coral appear normal, but no significant growth.
My water maintenance and parameters:
1st year: I performed 35 gallon water changes once a month
This past year: I stopped doing water changes and began dosing Red Seas color program
Alk 9
Calcium 430
Mag 1340
Nitrate 0
phosphate 0
nitrite 0
ammonia 0
temperature 79
salinity 1.025
My goal is to raise nitrate to 10-20ppm and phosphate .03-.08. What would you recommend I begin dosing and how much to dose?
