foredababy
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Hello all! I was hoping to get some feedback on some the the things I've been noticing on my tank. I decided to add vineager to my kalkwasser to increase the potency of my kalk and to add a source of carbon to increase my bio mass. My tank is young and as it matures my calcium and alkalinity needs are increasing slowly as my corals grow and as I add more to the system. Secondly, in spite of a refugium and an ATS my nitrates are creeping up to around 20 ppm. The vineagar is working as over the last 3 weeks my nitrates are trending down. I have noticed my ORP has increased from high 200 to low 300. Is this bc my beneficial bacteria is increasing? Another thing I've noticed is a thin coat of slime everywhere. Should I be concerned? Also my skimmate foam is in overdrive. Is this the product of increased nitrification?
I've been careful to add the carbon source slowly so not to drop my nitrates too dramatically and to not create a low oxygen environment for my tank. Any feedback is appreciated
I've been careful to add the carbon source slowly so not to drop my nitrates too dramatically and to not create a low oxygen environment for my tank. Any feedback is appreciated