Reef Discussion
I am dosing 4 ml in 1 hit per day as per yesterday.
I gradually started from 2 ml in 1 hit per day for several days until I noticed no impact on No3 then I up dosed to 3 ml in 1 hit per day which I observed No3 going down from 》80 ppm to ~40 ppm and it stay stagnant for a while.
Then goes 4 ml as we speak.
Logically, No3 should drop but shouldn't be that significant as I only up dose 1 ml.
To be specific, the dose done at night time, in the sump, in the chamber between skimmer and return, which in my case it's filled with pile of LRs.
Feeding regime: heavy which equates to 1 cube in the morning and 1-2 cubes at night time.
My full(latest) journal is here http://thereefuge.com/threads/high-nitrate.13985/page-4
It's kinda battling/finding the right combination of NoPox and food.
It's kinda .... i dunno .. the only reason I feed that much (average 2 cubes per day) is because:
- The Kole and Clowns keep eating.
- The Fathead Anthias seems to be finicky but I am trying so hard for this fish not to end up like our Tamarin Wrasse. I've promised myself I won't let a fish die in my captivity due to lack of food or starvation.
Tangs and clowns eat well well beyond what they need until they look like they have swallowed a pissed off pufferfish
I have 4 tangs, 6 anthia, 2 borbs, 5 chromis, 2 fire fish and a royal gramma. I feed less than you do, the youngest fish in the tank has been there for 2 years and there are no sunken bellies. Most fish will need some conditioning when you first get them but make sure you regulate it after that.
I have 4 tangs, 6 anthia, 2 borbs, 5 chromis, 2 fire fish and a royal gramma. I feed less than you do, the youngest fish in the tank has been there for 2 years and there are no sunken bellies. Most fish will need some conditioning when you first get them but make sure you regulate it after that.
Very interesting @NiCd !
How many do you feed those 16 fish? 1 cube per day, split half day half night?
I am pretty lazy so mainly stick with pellet.
I am not sure if you know the little scoop that comes with the elos pellets, but using that I throw in one scoop of NLS in the morning and one of the Elos in the evening
Tangs get a strip of nori once, maybe twice a week and every other weekend when I remember they will get a cube of frozen in lue of both of the pellets
I am not sure if you know the little scoop that comes with the elos pellets, but using that I throw in one scoop of NLS in the morning and one of the Elos in the evening
Tangs get a strip of nori once, maybe twice a week and every other weekend when I remember they will get a cube of frozen in lue of both of the pellets
Distinction without much difference but its 20 fish, 15 of which are considered very active
Thanks @Buddy & @NiCd for the input!
I know this is not the 1st time i've been told that I am overfeeding !!!
As you know my masterpiece is the fathead ... I feel that it can take more than 2 bites .... but by the sound of it 1 to 2 bites/munch is enough for a fish hey?
I know that the Kole & the Clowns can survive without food for 2 days in a row (pretty sure but i won't try).
I know this is not the 1st time i've been told that I am overfeeding !!!
As you know my masterpiece is the fathead ... I feel that it can take more than 2 bites .... but by the sound of it 1 to 2 bites/munch is enough for a fish hey?
I know that the Kole & the Clowns can survive without food for 2 days in a row (pretty sure but i won't try).
They can go a damn site longer than that, I travel for work a few weeks at a time and im lucky if my wife remembers to feed my fish twice during that time.
Most fish are good for two weeks just picking off the pods and whatnot, not that I encourage that, but they are a lot tougher than you think. If you loose a new fish due to starvation, odds are it hasnt eaten for a month or so.
Exporters stop feeding a week before they ship to they dont pollute the water, the collects dont feed them because it costs and they don't keep them long enough to worry about it. By the time they get to QT they are stressed and havnt eaten for several weeks so can continue that habit quiet easily, they are also at their most vulnerable to any parasites and whatnot.
Most fish are good for two weeks just picking off the pods and whatnot, not that I encourage that, but they are a lot tougher than you think. If you loose a new fish due to starvation, odds are it hasnt eaten for a month or so.
Exporters stop feeding a week before they ship to they dont pollute the water, the collects dont feed them because it costs and they don't keep them long enough to worry about it. By the time they get to QT they are stressed and havnt eaten for several weeks so can continue that habit quiet easily, they are also at their most vulnerable to any parasites and whatnot.
What's your personal limit in raising Mg on daily basis?
Mg currently at 1230 ppm ... so to get to 1310 ppm, I will need to raise 80 ppm, which if in accordance to Red Sea guide, it will need to be raised slowly ... so 8 days Mg dosing ... this hasn't take effect on the depleted Mg throughout those 8 days.
Red Sea recommends max 10 ppm rise on daily basis (point #5 below); bigger than that, it claims that it might shock the corals (and the fish?).
Mg currently at 1230 ppm ... so to get to 1310 ppm, I will need to raise 80 ppm, which if in accordance to Red Sea guide, it will need to be raised slowly ... so 8 days Mg dosing ... this hasn't take effect on the depleted Mg throughout those 8 days.
Red Sea recommends max 10 ppm rise on daily basis (point #5 below); bigger than that, it claims that it might shock the corals (and the fish?).
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