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"I guarantee it doesn't...I talk to reef keepers on an almost daily basis. "

I know I can read these posts by fellow reefers. Listening is also a good idea too.
 
yeah,, he could care less about experience, he takes no advice,, its a wonder marine livestock around the world is being depleted ,sad really
 
heckfire said:
yeah,, he could care less about experience, he takes no advice,, its a wonder marine livestock around the world is being depleted ,sad really
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Yeah yet you support the "hobby". Know how many fish die just to get one fish in your tank? I do not wish to hear your guilt stories on how fish are depleted because truth is it is the way the "hobby" is. Don't blame thhe noobies blame everyone involved. That's a big topic to even bring up in my petty build thread. Please if you want to talk about animal conservation make a thread...ill particpate and tell you how I feel.
 
nitrates are harmful to your corals, do you really need someone to explain that? your a freakin joke if you even have nitrates. I could have 10 fish in a 20 gal and still have zero nitrates. If you cant even keep zero nitrates your not doing somthing right. Just cause your cheesy tank has not crashed yet dont mean your a reefer.
 
11:11 , you had people giving you great advice and you seem to be getting very defensive over it.
if you dont want to have any feedback why even make the thread?
 
Yes 3ppm is too much. Nitrate is the final byproduct of ammonia and nitrite. If you have nitrate then you have previous. Nitrate can lead to several diseases including lateral fin disease. Your tank will break down the previous two but over time without effective method of nitrate removal it will continue to grow and therefore "crash" your tank. This is reefing 101. Nitrate in a healthy tank is undectible. Not 5 or 3 or 1. Zero. Check out the marine aquarium handbook by Martin a moe, jr. Or any sprung books and see what they say about nitrate if you don't believe the other posts to this joke of a thread.
 
I can't believe I'm back on this thread after saying I was done, but I don't want to just sit back and watch all this flaming. The OP has apparently read some stuff about how to keep gonioporas that mostly no one else has. That may be why he's distrustful of all the help. But 11:11, please don't be distrustful just because people don't know how to keep an advanced coral.

From this article by someone who's had success with goniopora:
"Calcium was kept between 350ppm and 450ppm, alkalinity was 6dKH to 11 dKH, nitrate 0-20 ppm and phosphate undetectable." There's lots more info about gonioporas in that article, that quote was only the tip of the iceberg about what they seem to need.

My point to you, 11:11, was that it's not as simple as "high nutrients". You need to be dosing calcium and somehow keeping your phosphates at zero, not very easy with your present set up.

Stony coral growth is inhibited by phosphate, btw.

In a new tank there are chemicals being leached into the system from the rock and from die off that we aren't even able to measure. It's best to wait at least 6-12 months before trying certain sensitive creatures.
 
I'm sorry, but I've moved on. I do want to say thank you to all that have tried to help this guy, but sometimes it's best to move on.
 
this whole thread and tank is LOL. FYI....my tank is 4 months old and guess whats in it? A fish, a proper CUC, real rock, a skimmer, and a fuge. I got pods and worms thriving. Know why? Because I researched before “I did”. And BTW, nitrates are UNDETECTABLE because I did it right. All of this and I dont even “talk to reefkeepers” everyday. If I had your tank I wouldnt be able to sleep at night. And lastly, when people on this site who have 20000+ posts speak....you should listen. They didnt last this long without making all the mistakes they are trying to keep you from making. Good luck with your tank, I hope “your way” works out soley for your inhabitants well being.
 
I've taken plenty of advice in this forum...but those calling me and my choices of how I run my tank is pretty disrespectful. Maybe if the people givng advice on this forum weren't so sensitive and rude people like me would give you the benefit of the doubt. I ask a lot of questions....so why be offended when I question your knowledge and its source? You guys don't realize you are not the only reef keepers in the world givngadvice.

What one person says is true here...could be false on another forum. In fact I have gotten differed info. I've been told by experienced goniopora keepers such as yourselves that 3 nitrates is not an issue.

If you don't like my tank, my method, my questioning, then simply leave the thread. I am so shocked at how a forum that appears so professional could have such rude and degrading people.

I will continue this thread regardless of those who can't handle the fact that their advice is their advice. Don't get ****es if its not taken. If your getting mad that it appears that I am not taking any advice (which is so over dramatically rediculius) then I don't think I want your advice anyway. Truth is there is still much to learn there are facts but lots of opinion in this hobby and im gonna learn my way regardless of what many of you discouring posts say.

I ask a moderator to keep the rude comments out because its a waste of all our times.

I asked one simple question. Will macrobalgae help with nitrate at 3ppm. Not one single person answered. I would think as a member here I would have the right to get answers to my questions rather than junk criticisms on things I never asked about in the first place. This place lacks respect. Highly. See you next month.
 
Macroalgae would benefit your tank greatly. There are many nice hob refugiums out there that can be purchased rather cheaply. Not only will it reduce undesirable levels it will provide a home for pods to grow and reproduce. Imo i would go this route over your current Hob filter. I'm pretty sure I offered this in an earlier post.
 
I agree with kc. A HOB fuge would be a good route to go, to help increase your pod population (which your mandarin will appreciate), and help keep nutrients in check.

I do think you're overstocked, have some questionable choices in your livestock, and you'd probably be best served to slow down.

That said, if the "Noob" board was like this back when I first started out, I doubt I would have stuck around here for long. Some of the advice given is being delivered in the wrong way, and TBH some of the advice given is just wrong.

I've never kept a goniopora, so take this FWIW, but 3ppm NO3 is fine. In fact, I've found that my SPS do better with a little NO3 in the water. Strip away all of the nutrients, and colors pale...but with a small amount of NO3 (I've found that between 5-7ish ppm is the sweet spot) things look much better. Of course the trick is getting just the right amount, and it can quickly end up being too much.

In general LPS do better with more nutrients, I would assume goniopora is the same, but as I said I have no experience with those corals. Personally, I wouldn't worry about 3ppm of NO3.
 
+1 on last two posts. You need a fuge quickly for pod production for that mandarin. I'd buy some bottled pods to seed the fuge as well.

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11:11 said:
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Don't get ****es if its not taken. ....
I ask a moderator to keep the rude comments out because its a waste of all our times. .....
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If there are "*****" in place of something you typed, don't type that word anymore.

Keeping out rude comments is a two way street.
 
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