lady Neptune
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I've talked to a few people and no one says this is not real abnormal for such a small tank (higher than 0 ph/nit) but I wanted to see what all you Nano experts have to say for this newbie...Feel free to voice, what I'm doing wrong/right, changes, where to put stuff, etc. Sorry this is long...
I got a Reef test kit and have been keeping track for the last month. The first 2 months I didn't test real often. I had live rock and sand & that was it.
Alk - 180-300
PH - 7.8-8.4
Nitrite - 0
KH - 179-214.8 (mostly 179 or 196.9)
Calcium - 460-500 (mostly 480 & 500)
Phos - .25-2 (this has been .25-1 three weeks)
Nitrate - 5-40 (mostly 10-20)
Daily water change of 1/2 gal = 10%
Have added 1/2 dose of Nano Reef A/B solution a couple times - not sure if I really need it.
Flame Scallop in about 4 weeks. Fish about 2 weeks in tank - added new corals etc. - feeding Phyto-Feast about 2-3 drops per day. Thought I might be overfeeding. I feed fish little bits at a time and stop when they stop going after the food.
Couple snails & red leg hermits for cleaning.
I've put in a Phos pad to try to reduce & a Nitrate pad to try to reduce it. I've tested my water before adding salt/water cond. and it's at 0.
Question?? Why wouldn't the Phos/Nitrate remover pads remove the phos/nit? I've tested water that is aerating that's just in a plain small fish tank with remover pad and carbon filter.
Question?? Pumps/filters... I've got a 5-10 gal hang on the back filter with... carbon filter, bio-filter and small piece of Nitrate & Phos remover pad in it, in that order. I also have a small underwater filter that I originally had capped and was only using it for movement but I put the filter portion on it a few days ago and put 1/2 & 1/2 phos/nitr removing pads. (you can see this in the pic on the side of the tank). My thinking was that it would help reduce, which it may have slightly. I've also put a rock in front of it because it seemed to be a little too much movement.
Last Question... My mushroom has started looking funky a couple days ago. One is sucked up but still green, the other is larger but lost some color but seems to be getting it back. The sucked up one was my clown goby's fav spot.
I got a Reef test kit and have been keeping track for the last month. The first 2 months I didn't test real often. I had live rock and sand & that was it.
Alk - 180-300
PH - 7.8-8.4
Nitrite - 0
KH - 179-214.8 (mostly 179 or 196.9)
Calcium - 460-500 (mostly 480 & 500)
Phos - .25-2 (this has been .25-1 three weeks)
Nitrate - 5-40 (mostly 10-20)
Daily water change of 1/2 gal = 10%
Have added 1/2 dose of Nano Reef A/B solution a couple times - not sure if I really need it.
Flame Scallop in about 4 weeks. Fish about 2 weeks in tank - added new corals etc. - feeding Phyto-Feast about 2-3 drops per day. Thought I might be overfeeding. I feed fish little bits at a time and stop when they stop going after the food.
Couple snails & red leg hermits for cleaning.
I've put in a Phos pad to try to reduce & a Nitrate pad to try to reduce it. I've tested my water before adding salt/water cond. and it's at 0.
Question?? Why wouldn't the Phos/Nitrate remover pads remove the phos/nit? I've tested water that is aerating that's just in a plain small fish tank with remover pad and carbon filter.
Question?? Pumps/filters... I've got a 5-10 gal hang on the back filter with... carbon filter, bio-filter and small piece of Nitrate & Phos remover pad in it, in that order. I also have a small underwater filter that I originally had capped and was only using it for movement but I put the filter portion on it a few days ago and put 1/2 & 1/2 phos/nitr removing pads. (you can see this in the pic on the side of the tank). My thinking was that it would help reduce, which it may have slightly. I've also put a rock in front of it because it seemed to be a little too much movement.
Last Question... My mushroom has started looking funky a couple days ago. One is sucked up but still green, the other is larger but lost some color but seems to be getting it back. The sucked up one was my clown goby's fav spot.