fuge results. need Nitrate?

[mpderksen]

My fuge has been online for a few months now. 16" square, and about 20" tall. I have a Mars Hydro light, and a MJ1200 which makes the Cheato ball tumble very nicely. It takes a few weeks to go from a softball to a volleyball, then I trim it back.
My Nitrates have dropped to below detection with my Rea Sea kit, and my HANNA ULR gave me a PO4 of 61 (0.19ppm). The GHA that was growing in the DT is gone. I took the GFO offline when the fuge got started.
Any suggestions if I should do anything?

 

[mpderksen]

No detectable nitrate and 0.19 phosphate. Dosing lots of Alk and no Calcium. Healthy SPS, and marginal LPS. What would you do?


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[mcgyvr]

Whats the problem?
Sounds fine to me... Enjoy... Carry On..

 

[mpderksen]

Whats the problem?
Sounds fine to me... Enjoy... Carry On..

Not sure there is one, but I do see people wanting to boost their Nitrates to 1.0, while mine is "œlow". I see the generic "œLPS like dirty water" comments, without real numbers or science. Also, comments about amazing growth, color etc. but all is qualitative, not quantitative. How fast is "œfast" growth in an SPS? How much light? Answer? "œEnough, but not too much".
If the above numbers don't stand out as anything really "œbad", and the tank seems "œfine", then great.
Maybe check out my build thread to decide if I'm tilting at windmills and my tank is actually just fine.


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