What to dose

larryfl1 · 05/28/2012, 09:36 PM

Hi

I have a 350 gallon tank that is mixed reef. Lps sps fish clams

Using bio pellets. Nitrate around 1 phosphate .03

Calcium reactor

What additives /products would you recommend from your line. Your line as so many products I find it confusing

I am considering your products but need to get the advice on what to use

I have up to 8 channels to dose available

Thanks

C. Schuhmacher · 05/30/2012, 01:17 AM

HI

Could you tell me what kind of corals you have and which light
and technics ? i mean also to the pellets

larryfl1 · 05/30/2012, 01:27 AM

i have a mix..bunch of different sps... most not showing the color they used to...and not growing like they used to...

on the lps front ....acans, scoly's, brains,frogspawn, hammers

different chalices....

lights...i have pacific sun hyperion r2 leds.... these have been on for about 2 months..prior was AI sol blue...seeing good results with pac sun hyperions...

pellets using vertex pellets in reef dynamics recirculating style reactor..

water change about 25% month spread daily in automatic..using synthetic sea water...

currently feeding frozen foods like rods and stuff, using pellets for fish, using fm lps pellets

auto dosing multiple times a day ... dried phyto, dried cyclopeeze, plus some other stuff mixed in....

overall things look pretty good but sps not doing what they should... and lps growth is slower...assume low nutrient causing this??

was dosing zeo lps amino and phols extra and iodine from bright well

heres some current photos...

larryfl1 · 06/06/2012, 05:23 PM

any thoughts after my update above?

C. Schuhmacher · 06/10/2012, 01:22 AM

Hi Sorry for my late answer could you please send me your water parms
as in my view you have a lack in alkalinity and to high nutrition level. Even as i see which kind of foods you feed , this is defenitly to much for such corals

larryfl1 · 06/10/2012, 06:30 AM

alk 9.2dkh calcium around 520.... i felt it was a little high...

nitrates are around 2 phosphates around .06 - .10 depending....

i have been feeding heavy due to my concern on the lps type corals...i am worried about them starving with little nutrition in the tank...

i do feed the fish heavy.... frozen foods and pellets....

C. Schuhmacher · 06/12/2012, 01:01 PM

HI Larry

did you know the Po4 Heat Test ?
which i describe at the ultralith manual ?
rgds claude

05/28/2012, 09:36 PM	#1
larryfl1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,051	What to dose Hi I have a 350 gallon tank that is mixed reef. Lps sps fish clams Using bio pellets. Nitrate around 1 phosphate .03 Calcium reactor What additives /products would you recommend from your line. Your line as so many products I find it confusing I am considering your products but need to get the advice on what to use I have up to 8 channels to dose available Thanks

05/30/2012, 01:17 AM	#2
C. Schuhmacher Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Stuttgart Germany Posts: 1,302	HI Could you tell me what kind of corals you have and which light and technics ? i mean also to the pellets

05/30/2012, 01:27 AM	#3
larryfl1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,051	i have a mix..bunch of different sps... most not showing the color they used to...and not growing like they used to... on the lps front ....acans, scoly's, brains,frogspawn, hammers different chalices.... lights...i have pacific sun hyperion r2 leds.... these have been on for about 2 months..prior was AI sol blue...seeing good results with pac sun hyperions... pellets using vertex pellets in reef dynamics recirculating style reactor.. water change about 25% month spread daily in automatic..using synthetic sea water... currently feeding frozen foods like rods and stuff, using pellets for fish, using fm lps pellets auto dosing multiple times a day ... dried phyto, dried cyclopeeze, plus some other stuff mixed in.... overall things look pretty good but sps not doing what they should... and lps growth is slower...assume low nutrient causing this?? was dosing zeo lps amino and phols extra and iodine from bright well heres some current photos...

06/06/2012, 05:23 PM	#4
larryfl1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,051	any thoughts after my update above?

06/10/2012, 01:22 AM	#5
C. Schuhmacher Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Stuttgart Germany Posts: 1,302	Hi Sorry for my late answer could you please send me your water parms as in my view you have a lack in alkalinity and to high nutrition level. Even as i see which kind of foods you feed , this is defenitly to much for such corals

06/10/2012, 06:30 AM	#6
larryfl1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,051	alk 9.2dkh calcium around 520.... i felt it was a little high... nitrates are around 2 phosphates around .06 - .10 depending.... i have been feeding heavy due to my concern on the lps type corals...i am worried about them starving with little nutrition in the tank... i do feed the fish heavy.... frozen foods and pellets....

06/12/2012, 01:01 PM	#7
C. Schuhmacher Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Stuttgart Germany Posts: 1,302	HI Larry did you know the Po4 Heat Test ? which i describe at the ultralith manual ? rgds claude