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09/07/2018, 05:55 PM | #1 |
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Good groth, Pale colors
Few fish. 3 radion g4 xr30 pro. Running AB+ sc180 gallon tank
Alk 8.3 Calcium 425 Mag 1375 Phosphate .03 Nitrates 0 I know my tank is clean. How do I improve colorations? Potassium 401 Iodine on target. Dose acropower 30ml 2x week Reef Roids Adding fish slowly. Any ideas on how to improve coloration. |
09/07/2018, 05:57 PM | #2 |
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Stop any and all carbon dosing
Remove nutrient removing media and carbon. Feed a lot more Etc etc. My tank is extremely nutrient rich and the colors are fabulous. Plus it’s a lot less work.
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09/12/2018, 11:22 AM | #3 |
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I used to have the same numbers....started dosing stump remover to raise nitrates and the colors have never looked better.
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09/12/2018, 12:27 PM | #4 |
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I would say you need to get Nitrate up to around 10, so like the others stated. Feed more, add more fish and dose nitrates if needed.
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09/12/2018, 09:29 PM | #5 |
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09/15/2018, 03:44 PM | #6 |
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A reading between 2-10 ppm will make the corals happy..
no need to go higher. Is the stump remover potassium nitrate? If so, keep an eye on potassium levels if you start doing a lot of it.
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09/15/2018, 09:26 PM | #7 |
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Check for high levels of aluminum or other heavy metals.
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