King Turkey
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all red sea kit:
Ca 430 alk 9.3 Mg 1600 ph 8.4 nitrate 12 phosphate .08
temp 77 F salinity 35ppt. red sea reef 90 light 100 blue 35 white
I think nitrate is a pinch high but not bad. I decided to go from a ultra low of 2 nitrate .02 phosphate. but I added a algae scrubber to help keep heavy feeding in check. my thoughts are heavy feeding with the scrubber and skimmer is keeping things more balanced at a higher levels. before I was not as stable bottoming out at 0 phosphate and 0 nitrate. one day boom! dinos and it sucked.
I do not dose just 5 gallon water change once a week keeps my levels in check. no GFO or Carbon.
System is 48 gallon 40 lbs live rock inch thick sand bed. I feed 1-2 cubes of mysis. feed corals 1 to 2 times a week 1/4 teaspoon polyplab coral food and 2 full droppers of amino the same time.
I could use some input.
1. My Mg seems to never drop just stays at 1600Mg. maybe a bad kit? I use red sea kit for all.
2. any suggestions on my levels?
3. am I going about this all wrong. trying to stay stable and get good growth.
PICS To come.
Ca 430 alk 9.3 Mg 1600 ph 8.4 nitrate 12 phosphate .08
temp 77 F salinity 35ppt. red sea reef 90 light 100 blue 35 white
I think nitrate is a pinch high but not bad. I decided to go from a ultra low of 2 nitrate .02 phosphate. but I added a algae scrubber to help keep heavy feeding in check. my thoughts are heavy feeding with the scrubber and skimmer is keeping things more balanced at a higher levels. before I was not as stable bottoming out at 0 phosphate and 0 nitrate. one day boom! dinos and it sucked.
I do not dose just 5 gallon water change once a week keeps my levels in check. no GFO or Carbon.
System is 48 gallon 40 lbs live rock inch thick sand bed. I feed 1-2 cubes of mysis. feed corals 1 to 2 times a week 1/4 teaspoon polyplab coral food and 2 full droppers of amino the same time.
I could use some input.
1. My Mg seems to never drop just stays at 1600Mg. maybe a bad kit? I use red sea kit for all.
2. any suggestions on my levels?
3. am I going about this all wrong. trying to stay stable and get good growth.
PICS To come.
