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10/08/2014, 08:44 PM
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Reef gardener
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: DeLand, Florida
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Question about amino acids and coral foods
I never had any cyanobacteria issues until I started using Acropower and reef chili. At first I thought it was maybe my fish producing too much waste or over feeding but then it dawned on me that I was adding extra nutrients into the system. I don't overfeed at all...and I actually feed the fish quite sparingly once a day just to wet their appetite.
Any suggestions on how to still utilize these products and not have this issue? Should I simply just cut back the Acropower dose to maybe once a month vs once a week? And same for reef chili...maybe once every two weeks and just put maybe one spoon full in? I have a 70 gal oceanic tech tank. Used 2 caps of Acropower weekly after a water change. I'd also do 3 spoonfuls of reef chili once a week. I will admit I saw excellent polyp extension with Acropower, and the reef chili seemed to make the corals very happy. But the products themselves are not making me a happy camper with the cyanobacteria. I siphoned almost all of it off the rocks in addition to the top layer of sand. I'm leaving the sand in a container in the sump with no lights to kill off any remaining cyanobacteria and will then put the sand back in. Any suggestions are welcomed. |
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10/08/2014, 08:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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I'm doing 1 to 2 caps of Acropower weekly in a 29g with absolutely no issues. Don't know about reef chili.
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10/08/2014, 09:55 PM
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depends on type of coral, among other things.
Generally with lps, if you have fish, you can just feed the fish and fish poo and bristleworms do the rest. Definitely if you pour more food in than can be cycled, it's a problem. Cyano is something that turns up particularly as lights age into bad spectrum. Check that. It really doesn't hurt much, except as it cuts corals off from light---if it gets that bad it's a problem. Turning all lights out, going only on ambinet room light, 3 days a month, with a 4th day actinic, is usually a help, paired with a good active skimmer to remove the dieoff.
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10/08/2014, 09:57 PM
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Grizzled & Cynical
 Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Stamford, CT
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I don't target feed any of my corals, never have. Keep the alkalinity and calcium at proper levels, feed your fish, and the corals will take care of themselves.
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10/09/2014, 05:01 AM
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Reef gardener
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: DeLand, Florida
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Lights are not an issue as they are only 2 months old. Ill prob just drop the usage down to a monthly basis just as a light supplement
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10/09/2014, 05:08 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Ontario canada
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Do you carbon dose? Or use bio pellets? If not I would suggest cutting back on feeding corals.
Also helps if you have a strong skimmer.
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