FarmerTy 215-gal No Water Change SPS Tank
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For biological processes, very little phosphate is needed. This is evidenced by super low phosphate concentrations over a majority of reefs. I've always run super low phosphates and had zero issues. The kicker for me is I feed a ton of food daily, 5x a day. So there are always minute injections throughout the day but any excess phosphate gets pulled via GFO.
Nitrates though I like to have a bit higher for better coloration. I keep mine around 5-10ppm. Zero isn't ideal with that nutrient.
It's pointless. Randy Farley Holmes, our in-house PHD chemist summed it up nicely in his phosphate article. It comes out to barely any addition of phosphate to your system when you feed and don't rinse.
Pife
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Plus one.
It's also food for filter feeling stuff.
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Bingo! Why dose nano foods for filter feeders when frozen food juice can do it too.
Its hard because so many things can influence the results you see on the Hanna meter. If you have lots of macroalgae, cyano, or dinos, it can give you a false low because they are uptaking it out of the water column before you can even take a reading of it. I've always ran gfo with my systems and changed it out monthly and as long as you continue to feed your fish in your tank, you shouldn't have any problems with too low of phosphate.
No problem at all!
More fish pics. These guys are hard to catch!
That's a nice Angel you have there!
Thanks! I'm a sucker for angels!
I'll have 6 by the time my stocking plans are finished.
-flame angel (currently in frag tank until all angels added since he's a jerk)
-Red Sea Regal angel (in frag tank... Same as flame angel... Jerk)
-baby emperor angel (in display)
-majestic angel (in QT)
-scribbled angel (coming in this week)
-Japanese masked swallowtail (last addition next month)
OurCoralReef
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Expensive towel rack
Probably don't want to put too much weight on those baffles
The smile may turn upside down
Probably don't want to put too much weight on those baffles
The smile may turn upside down
Its my first ever sexy sump in 13 years of reefkeeping. I've gone from no sump (AIO SETUP), tote sump, acrylic DIY eyesore, and a converted 75 gallon with added baffles. I think its been a long time coming and I'm super excited about getting it into place after the holidays. Maybe it'll help me keep motivated to manage my wiring and keep the sump clean to let it shine.
tdb320reef
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got a nice used sump from a local. I'm a realist with my free time and know it'll be a few months before i get it swapped out.
I put it on its side and currently using it as a tank towel holder. I took a look at it the other day and saw it looking back at me. [emoji4]
lol!
That's a good idea! It'll be like one of those before/after infomercials!
