From NPS To SPS

[CuttleKid]

I have a 93 gallon cube that was previously a dedicated nps system. I kept gorgonians and crinoids that require a very high nutrient content with all the continuous feeding. I have sold my gorgonians and now just want to focus on a typical sps reef with a few lps on the sand like acans and scolymia. I now have a very high nitrate and phosphate levels in my tank that I can't seem to get under control, even without the heavy feedings. It has been about 2 months without adding any food besides feeding my two clowns and the nutrienys haven't gone down. I have attempted a few acroporas but they just brown up bleach and die. I really want to keep a thriving spas system ut I need a little help. I have been looking into probiotics like zeovit. I don't want to use any complicated reactor with zeovit. I just plan on using Zeobak, zeofood, zeostart, and bio mate. I am a complete boob when it comes to understanding new and confusing topics like this so I just want to run it through you guys for some expert advice. Is there any side affects to dozing this with an already elevated nutrient level? Should I dose below the docent recommendations when using these products?

Thanks

 

[CuttleKid]

Any ideas?

 

[Allmost]

I have a 93 gallon cube that was previously a dedicated nps system. I kept gorgonians and crinoids that require a very high nutrient content with all the continuous feeding. I have sold my gorgonians and now just want to focus on a typical sps reef with a few lps on the sand like acans and scolymia. I now have a very high nitrate and phosphate levels in my tank that I can't seem to get under control, even without the heavy feedings. It has been about 2 months without adding any food besides feeding my two clowns and the nutrienys haven't gone down. I have attempted a few acroporas but they just brown up bleach and die. I really want to keep a thriving spas system ut I need a little help. I have been looking into probiotics like zeovit. I don't want to use any complicated reactor with zeovit. I just plan on using Zeobak, zeofood, zeostart, and bio mate. I am a complete boob when it comes to understanding new and confusing topics like this so I just want to run it through you guys for some expert advice. Is there any side affects to dozing this with an already elevated nutrient level? Should I dose below the docent recommendations when using these products?

Thanks

Hello James,

as you stated, you are going from one end of spectrum to other end. high nutrition system with low light, to low nutrition system with high light.

so it will take a couple months to get ready for the transition.

why dont you tell us more about ure set up first, water volume, sump ? salt ? lighting ? flow ? what do you test for ? ?Live rock ? sand bed ? deep ? and so on. and we can help you more with zeovit dosing.