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I've been spot feeding the coral a lot, hence the phosphate - didn't have time for a nitrate test today. What do you recommend for phosphate reduction?

Alright so dosing pump is in the mail. Using TRopic Marin all for reef to dose and Alk is happily back up to 9.0 Growth is good! Params today: Sg 1.026 Alk - 8.9 Phosphate - .25 ppm pH - 7.9 Tank is growing Bizarro Cyphastrea making a come back though not growing yet!! Sent from my...

And what bottles / capacity do you use for the 2 part, etc? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

OK awesome! Thanks for the pics What dosing pump is that and any recs from the group? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Could a dosing pump push the liquid up 5’ reliably? I have a stand but didn’t think they’d be that powerful. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi all, My alk is dropping precipitously, likely due to growth (https://bareefers.org/forum/threads/ryan%E2%80%99s-new-40g-setup-mixed-reef.26568/). My 40g all-in-one is in our kitchen. Most of the equipment hangs on the back (skimmer, reactor, media), so there's no visual 'spill' into our...

Getting a new goby soon (see fish discussion. Will any goby bond with pistol shrimp? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got a piece of a hikari mini algae wafer that wasn’t too big for him to eat but too big to swallow. PSA on breaking up those wafers guys! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Don’t think there’s space for a dosing pump on my tank so probably best to use 2 part like b ionic for now?

Some recent shots. Everything is growing well but my params, in particular alk are not great. Salinity 1.026 (hanna) pH 7.9 (Hanna) Nitrate .25 (Red Sea) Phosphate 0.00 (Hanna low range) Temp 76 Alk 5.8 (hanna) Down from 7.2 3 weeks ago despite 2 25% water changes. Any idea what I can do...

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Yeah happy to grab a sample. One day later still tumbling around. I’ll PM you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I woke up this AM and had a bunch of smallish flecks floating in the water column. My question is whether this could be pods, and if not, what else it could be? Also if it is pods, is there anything to do? A few facts: 1. Bought a mandarin dragonet a while back. Haven’t seen it once (planned...

I just had a thread on this. There were some recs. Most people are big on the BRS systems—for yours you’d do the 6 stage they suggested but they’re expensive. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It extends pretty long tentacles to eat other coral. YouTube it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Old news to anyone who actually looks this up, but unlike Space Invader Chalice/War Coral etc that are commonly known to sting, I didn’t know just how aggressive Hydnophora was. It ate 2 frogspawn heads in one night - zombie style. Range is surprising. Super cool coral - keep it away from...

What membrane? Should I replace one of the stages with another carbon as suggested above?

Alright - so I went for one of these... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Combo-Deal-Watergeneral-RD150-HM-digital-DM2-TDS-meter-Aquarium-reef-RODI-System/380500588266?epid=0&hash=item58979a36ea:g:L78AAOxyfpJSYLMP May regret the $100 saved on the BRS... wish me luck :)

Looks fine to me? Read your other thread - in my experience it's really hard to get everything thriving at the same time. Certain corals prefer dirty, others clean. Some high flow, some low. Your mileage may vary, but unless you're into the deeply controlled tanks that some of the experts...

I have used Reef Crystals for years. Never even considered a different salt. I read this thread: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/saltmix-parameters-bring-on-the-test-results.233233/ And basically most of the parameters don't vary a ton, although notably Alk is high in Reef Crystals, but if...