A's 56g —> 186g mixed reef

[Adauqua]

It took several *weeks* of heavy, heavy lanthanum dosing to get my phosphate down from .65-.70. One day, all of a sudden, I had to cut my lanthanum dose down to about 5% of what it was. I can only attribute this to the rocks or substrate “leeching” so there may be truth to that but it takes some time to catch up and then stabilize at a much lower level of dosing (or none). Like longer than a few days - not saying I recommend doing this, just pointing it out.

I feed an embarrassing amount of food (frozen, nori, and pellets) and still am maintaining the very low level of lanthanum to keep po4 around .15-.2. I suspect your po4 is not being stubborn due to feedings but rather this leeching phenomenon.

Thanks for your input.
I will try lanthanum again + macro algae in sump to get 0.1 phosphate - still debating ammonia vs. nitrate dosing for 2-5 ppm nitrate

 

[Adauqua]

My Xmas wrasse has its belly getting bigger/fatter than usual (almost double) - is it ok? It’s still active, swimming and eating normally

 

[Adauqua]

Vacation nightmare 2024

The ugly:
Euphylia bacteria infection - for the last 5 weeks, I have lost a torch every few days for a total of 5 torches and a hammer colonies. It sicks me to my stomach. I am on family summer vacation and praying - will consider cipro treatment a whole tank when I am back

The bad:
Hitting zeros phosphate & nitrate and early sign of dinos before leaving - so I turn off skimmer, increase auto feeder and … pray twice as hard. Will dose bicarbonate ammonia after vacation.

The good:
SPS, elegances + other LPS, softies, fish are doing great on new tank. A few iPhone snapshots dump to remember the good before the bad and the ugly take their turn

 

[Adauqua]

 

[Don.Julio91]

Sorry to hear about your torches, I think your the second Tank Journal that’s going through a bacterial infection right now on torches.
Otherwise I super jealous of those rock flower anemones! They are super bright/ colorful. Your elegance also is super nice and puffed up.