Help needed

[derek_SR]

You have convinced me to not throw out my bottle of CG. I used to have a lighted refugium. Taking it offline was one of the best decisions I made.

It's also super cheap!

 

[PizzaOven]

I don't grow chaeto at all (never had much luck) but I was dosing CG for a while for my corals, and have to say it was pretty successful. I do monthly ICPs and the trace element make up of CG was nearly perfect for my tank, just have to watch the iron levels. It immediately turned colors around for the better in several acros.

I have recently stopped CG dosing and switched to Triton's new MYTE program - will see how that goes and update in my TJ.

Just curious, what was your dosage of CG for corals compared to what the bottle recommends for chaeto?

 

[BAYMAC]

I just did a really big water change I think my nitrates and phosphates are getting a bit out of control I was feeding more but taking it down now until I get my levels controlled (updated my tank journal because I think I found the gross culprit smh)

Not sure what SW is

Pretty sure Erin is asking what saltwater do you use... natural sea water (NSW), mix... if a mix, which?

 

[derek_SR]

Just curious, what was your dosage of CG for corals compared to what the bottle recommends for chaeto?

Couldn't tell you what the bottle recommends, I adjusted my dosing based on ICP results until it was more or less dialed in. That came to around 12ml/daily in my 225g tank, IIRC.

Edit - bottle says 5ml (one capful) per 20 gallons of tank water twice a week. So the bottle recommendation for me would be roughly 14ml/day, so I was pretty close to this actually. I have a ton of stony coral in my tank (and no chaeto).