Is my tank too clean?

[Brando457]

Also keep in mind if you turn off the biopellets you will need to toss those pellets. DO NOT RESTART THE REACTOR w/ the OLD PELLETS IN IT!

If you restart the pellets most of the bacteria on them will die, it is the reason they must stay in constant motion. Just be careful and great setup, also congrats on the new born!

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

Well come to think of it last year when I started the tank I bought the vertex reactor used with pellets in it. They have been running ever since. I have no clue how long the reactor set before I purchased it with the used pellets in it.

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

Good news though! My PM1 came in for my apex as well as my CO2 kit, and probe. The calcium reactor should be here next week from the local LFS.

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

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[nbgen12]

I would drop the alk rather than try and raise the nutrients. Take a look at aquaticlog.com....you will notice all systems with lower nutrients also have a lower alk number between 7.5-9. Higher nutrient levels and higher alk.....

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[ssscuz]

Have u had your refractometer calibrated or ever had someone check your sg levels?
Maybe it's something simple like that, it could be higher than you think or lower.

Also I would be very careful removing biopellets all at once. I did so and got a massive phos and nitrates spike in my tank. Your nitrates are still up, u can drop them more. Maybe try take the gfo offline and see if it levels out a bit more.

Lastly I have read alot about carbon dosing and having activated carbon in the same system. Alot of the feedback is that it wasn't good together.

 

[biggles]

Do you target feed your SPS as i would tend to think that with such a small bio load they may be starving which will cause them to stay browned and lacking pigment in my experience. My SPS had great PE but were lacking color until i began target feeding them with reef roids every 2-3 nights. Right now my nitrates read zero and i run GFO without testing but since algae growth is now almost zero i'm pretty sure phos is close to or zero.
Just giving you some more options to try and i'm sure it won't do any harm to try target feeding them for a couple of weeks as you will see results quickly i think if they are going hungry atm. Good luck and i'll be following along until you get things back on track.

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

Have u had your refractometer calibrated or ever had someone check your sg levels?
Maybe it's something simple like that, it could be higher than you think or lower.

Also I would be very careful removing biopellets all at once. I did so and got a massive phos and nitrates spike in my tank. Your nitrates are still up, u can drop them more. Maybe try take the gfo offline and see if it levels out a bit more.

Lastly I have read alot about carbon dosing and having activated carbon in the same system. Alot of the feedback is that it wasn't good together.

Yes, I had it checked with the local LFS everything looked good.



I do target feed every 2-3 mornings with BRS reef chili. For the LPS once a week I cover and feed them with bring shrimp.

 

[Henry Colf]

I would go back to the basics. Take all of the reactors off line. Try running carbon/gfo passively in your sump in a mesh bag. Then wait. Let your tank adjust. You should see positive results in a few weeks. Keep it simple. Good water quality,flow and lighting are the three most important factors in having a sucessful reef. Do your regular water changes. IMO all the extra bells and whistles are a disaster waiting to happen. This is what I would do. Hope this helps...and good luck.

 

[brad65ford]

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