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09/04/2021, 11:04 PM
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Dinos..Help!!!!
160 reef about 4-5 months old....
Nitrate slipped to zero in error and PO4 was only .046 I have elevated Nitrate today to 7.3...PO4 still low at .049 I have ordered Phosphourus to add will arrive Tue/Wed I cannot believvve after 30 years of fighting to keep nutrients down now I have to add them.... Dinos came fast and hard..all over my rock....very little in sand-the stringy brown type with bubbles 1) I am thinking bring nitrate to 10 and PO4 to .10 (should suffice?) 2) Once my levels of nutrients are above I should add Reef Bacter 7 slowly yes??? keepng the nitrate and PO4 in range above by dosing as necessary? 3) Should I keep skimmer tweeked and running - Yes??? 4) Should I increase the flow in the tank - I believe so a bit... 5) Should I decrease lights from say 10 hours a day to 6? will hurt corals? ( I do not wish to do the tank black out complete) Any other tips/ comments? Thanks people for your help! In over 30 years of reefing I have NEVER had to deal with dynos....first time for everything.
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09/05/2021, 11:30 AM
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Mine went away when the levels went UP & I did not change or add anything else.
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09/05/2021, 03:35 PM
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Nice!
Maybe I will be that lucky...My nitrate went from zero to 2...to 5 and is now up
to 7 .... my PO4 is at .045 I will add PO4 on Wednesday when it arrives..... meantime I hang in. thanks
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09/06/2021, 08:36 AM
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10 & under is acceptable for a reef now.
Even if it went above I would not worry until it got to 20 before taking action, to get rid of the dinos.
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09/06/2021, 10:34 AM
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yes, thanks
Yes I have read many times that some nitrates and some Po4 is good thing
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