Reef Discussion
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I have started not topping up my pellet reactor, going to slowly let them run their course and shut it down. I dont know whats going on but I have GHA in my tank for the first time in 2 years, all my phos and nitrate levels are a measurable 0, can't find a cause for it at all. But my SPS color and growth are at an all time high which is good, just cant get a handle on the GHA.
Going to just go back to large water changes and a small amount of rowaphos as needed to see how it goes. Then decide from there which way I'm going to head
Going to just go back to large water changes and a small amount of rowaphos as needed to see how it goes. Then decide from there which way I'm going to head
No good josh :-(
I have had a few algae pop up myself that have come in from corals I guess. The tang, Blenny and snails keep it under control. The latest it that green round leaf stuff its obviously not very healthy due to the low phos and nitrates as its grey instead of green.
I wonder wether your algae troubles though are because of your new lights instead of pellets?? My small algae annoyances I blame fully on the change from the LEDs to the T5's.
I have had a few algae pop up myself that have come in from corals I guess. The tang, Blenny and snails keep it under control. The latest it that green round leaf stuff its obviously not very healthy due to the low phos and nitrates as its grey instead of green.
I wonder wether your algae troubles though are because of your new lights instead of pellets?? My small algae annoyances I blame fully on the change from the LEDs to the T5's.
I have thought of the possibilities of the lighting being the cause, but it's only really popped up over the last month when the lights have pretty much been over the tank for 4 months. I'm just not sure of the possibilities of excess bacteria feeding the GHA? never heard any talk of it so dont know if possible, as I dont have a recirculating reactor and it empties the reactor kinda near the front of the skimmer not straight into it like everyone recommends.
I figure if it fixes it, thats it. If not I still have half a bag of pellets and a reactor there to fire up any time. I'm always willing to try different things to fix a problem
I figure if it fixes it, thats it. If not I still have half a bag of pellets and a reactor there to fire up any time. I'm always willing to try different things to fix a problem
Question Guys , anyone able to keep blue Acros blue .
I have many Acros all doing fine (apart from one that had RTN) but the blues have almost all browned out .
They apear to still be growing and healthy but just not fricken blue any more....
I have 5 of them that only one has maintained its blue tip another has light trace of blue in it but the other have browned out...
Alk 7.5
Cal 410
Mag 1300
ph8.4
po4 0.04
S1.025
I would/should start my own thread but b4 i do just wanted to see if anyone else using bio-pellets has the same issue?
I have many Acros all doing fine (apart from one that had RTN) but the blues have almost all browned out .
They apear to still be growing and healthy but just not fricken blue any more....
I have 5 of them that only one has maintained its blue tip another has light trace of blue in it but the other have browned out...
Alk 7.5
Cal 410
Mag 1300
ph8.4
po4 0.04
S1.025
I would/should start my own thread but b4 i do just wanted to see if anyone else using bio-pellets has the same issue?
Just test/ dose potassium, that would be what's in there to target blues. But I don't think potassium levels would cause browning, I have been wrong before though.
The old thought was high phos and nitrate is the cause of browning, but having seen some awesome sps tanks that are dosed with phos and kept between 0.1-0.18 that has destroyed that theory in my books.
The old thought was high phos and nitrate is the cause of browning, but having seen some awesome sps tanks that are dosed with phos and kept between 0.1-0.18 that has destroyed that theory in my books.
I would check what he said ^^^ potassium is supposed to help blues a bit. Most of my blues are ok but one of the paler ones is a little hmmm not sure where its going.
I dose potassium whether that helps of not but it is found n the reef in the same concentration as calcium so I guess it's got some sort of importance in all corals. My tank certainly sucks it up.
I dose potassium whether that helps of not but it is found n the reef in the same concentration as calcium so I guess it's got some sort of importance in all corals. My tank certainly sucks it up.
If you're talking about the rattling sound I'm pretty sure they will all make that sound to some extent. However, the tlf150 is far from an ideal reactor :)
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Great link Sarg :worship
We'll be going with a RD pellet reactor for our big systems - was grabbing one off someone on another forum but they dropped it while cleaning it 
Having never had the toys on my tanks before it will be interesting to see if the addition of one assists with keeping SPS and coloration of other corals.
Having never had the toys on my tanks before it will be interesting to see if the addition of one assists with keeping SPS and coloration of other corals.
I was at @Sarg 's house the other day and noticed his bio pellet rector. He was saying that he could never really keep sps before but with the reactor he's got some very nice sps in there now :)We'll be going with a RD pellet reactor for our big systems - was grabbing one off someone on another forum but they dropped it while cleaning it
Having never had the toys on my tanks before it will be interesting to see if the addition of one assists with keeping SPS and coloration of other corals.
Nice! I'm having a squiz tonight as well - they look to be a solid investment especially seeing how vpreef keeps such little equipment going with such amazing results.
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