Need Help Please with my SPS Tank - Losing Some Corals

[dkeller_nc]

You can always feed your coral sodium nitrate and phosphoric acid, if it comes down to it - I have had to feed a frag system like this since it was WAY cheaper than using off-the-shelf coral food.

This, by the way, will absolutely work to safely adjust the nitrate and phosphate levels in the water to your liking. One could also use sodium or potassium phosphate in the place of phosphoric acid if you don't want to handle phosphoric acid.

However, keep in mind that these two chemicals will only adjust the mineral nutrient content of the water. Coral food, be it zooplankton or phytoplankton substitutes, provide nitrates, phosphates and amino acids, complex sugars, and trace elements.

These additional nutrients have to be supplied in some form or another - either directly by adding an amino acid and/or trace element mixture to the tank, or indirectly by fish feeding, water changes (for the trace elements) and/or coral feeding.

 

[Chris155hp]

I keep my alk very stable by dosing at different rates during lights on and off as i have found great success doing this compared to friends dosing with pumps at the same rate over a 24 hr period.

do you dose more alk durring lights off or on/ end or beginning of lights on/off?

 

[brad65ford]

Good read, any updates

 

[Patrick Cox]

Good read, any updates

Well, this is an old thread! I have been through a lot since this thread. But, thanks for asking and yes, tank is doing well. I think I have finally settled in on a stable environment and corals are doing pretty well. We will see if that is true! I am now thinking about an upgrade! Here is a recent picture...

 

[Mr V]

Well, this is an old thread! I have been through a lot since this thread. But, thanks for asking and yes, tank is doing well. I think I have finally settled in on a stable environment and corals are doing pretty well. We will see if that is true! I am now thinking about an upgrade! Here is a recent picture...

Great, glad to hear you find your solution. I am in your situation right now. My acros fade even I feed them, and feed my fishes a lot (4fishes in 45gallon tank)

how is the nutrient level now? How often do you feed your sps? How many fishes you have?

 

[joshky]

Great to see you got everything dialed in correctly.

I should get my 80g up sometime this fall (waiting on house to be built), and finally decided to go predominantly SPS so hopefully we'll be able to trade some frags in the future.

 

[ycnibrc]

feed rod food it will feed your corals as well as your fish. If your tank is too clean Rod food will dirty it up a little for you.