My delima - Page 2

bcb577 · 05/15/2017, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Sk8r

I'm not sure if you've mentioned above, but you ARE keeping a mixed reef. Softies don't have tentacles, but they 'spit' into the water to discourage competition for the space, and if their own spit comes back at them even THEY get unhappy---carbon in the system can uptake this biological warfare and might sweeten dispositions. Sounds as if your water changes might be relieving the problem, but then somebody spits and it all starts again...

I didn't think about that,good point may have to rearrange some corals!

sde1500 · 05/15/2017, 07:15 PM

No nitrates isn't really good. Corals like some. Alkalinity is way high. You'll want nitrates way higher if you want to keep dkh so high.

bcb577 · 05/16/2017, 02:29 PM

Man,I should have figured this out weeks ago! Just 24 hours after dosing my corals look incredible!thanks to all who gave advise!

05/15/2017, 07:15 PM	#27
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	No nitrates isn't really good. Corals like some. Alkalinity is way high. You'll want nitrates way higher if you want to keep dkh so high. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

05/16/2017, 02:29 PM	#28
bcb577 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Whitehall ohio Posts: 219	Man,I should have figured this out weeks ago! Just 24 hours after dosing my corals look incredible!thanks to all who gave advise!