Hi,
The problem I am having is I have almost zero coral growth and no alkalinity change
9/22 9.0 Alk
9/23 8.8 Alk(Hanna) 0.046ppm PO4 (hanna) Less than 4ppm NO3 (red sea on high no3 test)
9/24 8.8 Alk
9/25 8.8 Alk
9/26 8.8 Alk
I think this is being caused by two things low nutrient and low lights, but I do have very little red slime algae on the rocks and my lights are 45% intensity for 11 hrs photoperiod
I have 7 sps frags, 3 lps frags, 1 leather, 3 zoas frag Most frags are 1-2 months but zoas and leather are very old.
feed my fish every other day with nori, misis shrimp, lrs frozen
I of the my monti which was all the way on the top of the rocks showed some growth as it was 5in below the water was getting direct light from the kessil which was 5in above the water plus the radion which are 10in above the water
Tank info 1-year-old
50 gal cube
carib sea purple rock
1/2" sand
light radion gen 1 (45% intensity programmed it to go up to 60% in 4 weeks) and a kessil a80 100% intensity almost all blues used for shimmer
for filtration aquamaxx skimmer, filter floss, some kent carbon, seachem matrix, and sera ring
weekly 5-10 gals water change with neo marine salt I do vacuum my sand thoroughly
I hope I didn't miss anything, any suggestion or solution is appreciated
The problem I am having is I have almost zero coral growth and no alkalinity change
9/22 9.0 Alk
9/23 8.8 Alk(Hanna) 0.046ppm PO4 (hanna) Less than 4ppm NO3 (red sea on high no3 test)
9/24 8.8 Alk
9/25 8.8 Alk
9/26 8.8 Alk
I think this is being caused by two things low nutrient and low lights, but I do have very little red slime algae on the rocks and my lights are 45% intensity for 11 hrs photoperiod
I have 7 sps frags, 3 lps frags, 1 leather, 3 zoas frag Most frags are 1-2 months but zoas and leather are very old.
feed my fish every other day with nori, misis shrimp, lrs frozen
I of the my monti which was all the way on the top of the rocks showed some growth as it was 5in below the water was getting direct light from the kessil which was 5in above the water plus the radion which are 10in above the water
Tank info 1-year-old
50 gal cube
carib sea purple rock
1/2" sand
light radion gen 1 (45% intensity programmed it to go up to 60% in 4 weeks) and a kessil a80 100% intensity almost all blues used for shimmer
for filtration aquamaxx skimmer, filter floss, some kent carbon, seachem matrix, and sera ring
weekly 5-10 gals water change with neo marine salt I do vacuum my sand thoroughly
I hope I didn't miss anything, any suggestion or solution is appreciated
