Acroman79
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I have 14 if you we're asking me.
What do successful reefers do to keep Phosphate at 0.03?
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cultivatedcoral
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Microbacter7 and vodka dosing daily. I've got 15 fish in a 180g and feed heavily flake, pellets, algae sheets and frozen every single day. Phosphate are 0 on Hanna checker and nitrates are 0-1 on a pinpoint nitrate monitor. I've got 90% sps tank under t-5 lighting with beautiful color. I don't believe in starving fish to keep nutrients down.
The key to this is it takes a few months to get the Po4 and No3 in check but once there you are good to go. Also key is skimming heavily with an excellent skimmer. I run a Vertex Alpha Cone 200 that pulls out 1-2" of skim mate per day.
Hope that helps.
The key to this is it takes a few months to get the Po4 and No3 in check but once there you are good to go. Also key is skimming heavily with an excellent skimmer. I run a Vertex Alpha Cone 200 that pulls out 1-2" of skim mate per day.
Hope that helps.
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Then I am over feeding for sure. If I eat as much as my eyes are big I would starve.
I would to but were not fish, unless your a mermaid
But think about it.Fish stomach has to be tiny..
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Very nice.
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On my Hanna I shoot for .03 or less on the output of my gfo reactor. Not the tank measurement.
But for the most part I use coral color and the algae growth on glass as a guide to when my Gfo needs to be replaced. If I have to clean the glass more than once or twice a week , I test my reactor output.
Metrokat is right. It's s fine line between brown and bleached.
Quick iPhone pic
But for the most part I use coral color and the algae growth on glass as a guide to when my Gfo needs to be replaced. If I have to clean the glass more than once or twice a week , I test my reactor output.
Metrokat is right. It's s fine line between brown and bleached.
Quick iPhone pic
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I'm sorry to say but feeding your fish once a day an amount that is around the size of there eyes is preposterous. Since we are showing. Here is one acro from a shot today from my heavily fed tank.
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I'm sorry to say but feeding your fish once a day an amount that is around the size of there eyes is preposterous. Since we are showing. Here is one acro from a shot today from my heavily fed tank.
Is it real?! Absolutely amazing!
