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Appreciate your reflection on the situation @MichaelB .. I hvnt dosed anything or tried anything extreme (yet) after the 1st fish was added in the tank :) In fact, I havn't tried anything except add Rowaphos and do a water change :D Again, the only thing that didn't work was before the 1st...

this was my conversation with my LFS guy on 2nd October AFTER he added Lanthanum Chloride but that didnt bring it down.. I added 1st fish on 11th October.. 155 translates to 0.475 ppm phosphates and follow up conversation a week later (2 days before I added fish) after I added more Lanthanum...

I just assumed that a lot of water changes over the course of next few months will bring the number back in range, so current number is just 'X' for me which I know is super high but probably something I dont need to care.. Is my assumption incorrect? Do I need to know 'X'? Michael did offer me...

Not expecting 1 water change to magically reduce everything, but I like to track something so that I can go back and check what I did and if I could have done anything better, so documenting the numbers in this thread: 03/31 (1:30 PM) : About 20 hours after 1st 20% Water change (~40 gal) + 125g...

After being MIA for over 45 days, look who finally showed up! I added Pistol Shrimp and watchman goby together, and the pair got lost! I could not spot the pistol shrimp the day after I added it to the tank, I assumed it became an expensive meal for my wrasses.. A week ago, goby started moving...

FWIW, I forgot to add ICP test to the short term goal! That’s definitely on the list too

I love reading different perspectives that have worked for different people.. Some are extreme, some are more conventional - but they all have worked for people sharing in this thread! There are definitely more than 1 ways to bell the cat, and this is just the start of my hopefully long reef...

yea sorry it was just a 1000 ft view :) will definitely need a controller for automating stuff to make my life easier

Are these also AWC (I am assuming yes, but want to confirm).. I really want a setup like that: RODI barrel --> ATO (triggered by sensors) Saltwater barrel --> tank (draining x% from the main tank and re-filling fresh saltwater every y days) One day!

awesome, if you aren't planning to use it, I will gladly use it with the reactor.. really really appreciate it Michael!

Thanks Michael, yes need a pump to get that up and running.. will add that to the system soon..

Yeah I read quite a few posts similar to this.. 1% AWC helped a ton.. way to go before I implement something like this though! :) Thanks for sharing your experience and so glad to know it works for you

Yes, I do have a skimmer

Interesting, I checked a few posts on R2R where people do like 1% daily change and can swear by it.. is it is a waste of time given my nutrients level are so high that 10% wont help or in general anything less than 25% is useless?

Short term plan: 1. Refugium: Got Chaeto from very generous @PizzaOven, added that to the sump.. Light @popper gave to me came useful as I didnt need to buy a refugium light for growing chaeto.. Thanks Max.. 8 AM to 5 PM main display lights are ON.. 5 PM to 8 AM refugium light is turned ON...

me at the frag swap

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Yeah I have already done that.. I range from 250 to 100 across the tank at different depths

I love real people sharing real experiences.. this is the forum I can trust; not like the internet where we hear 100 different opinions with no experiences backing their comments.. I like @andyman 's statement "Nobody here will be able to help you because no body knows your tank better then...

Thanks @andyman, appreciate you sharing your real experience here.. I never measured at night, will test pH.. but point taken.. increasing pH is easy fix I guess, will add calculated amounts of Baking Soda.. I did that once or twice before as well so I am aware of the regime. Hanna's range is...