Need Help

[nyfireman3097]

Well i just did my tests on my tank and everything is 0 cal 475 alk 8 mag 1480 but my PO4 os at 1.0 i dont know y what do i do ?
Nick

[SeanCallan]

What is your feeding cycle in the tank?

Are you still in some way using Kalk?

When was your last water change?

What kind of bioload do you have?

Have you missed any ZEO doses or forgot to stir etc...etc..anything away from the system?

[nyfireman3097]

o yeah i just did my 2nd change of zeovit yesterday so im on my 3rd batch of zeovith
Nick

[SeanCallan]

Is it at all possible while removing the ZEO you somehow allowed PO4 to leach back into the system?

[wasp]

Nyfireman, I never really got nutrients down properly until the fish went on to feeding every second day only.
This was Bob's advise but I never took it as I did not want the fish to suffer. However I recently did it, first few days they were up at the glass waiting for food, but now they seem to have adapted and are not too worried. Strange thing is, I now feed the same amount, but only every second day, so in fact they only get 1/2 as much. But they are still just as fat and healthy as ever.
Nutrients have dropped though with no other changes.
Other thing I've been doing for a while is made Nutrafin Max Flake a major part of the diet, it claims to be the only food sold with gauranteed low Po4 levels, so obviously less Po4 going in in the first place must also be a help. Fish seem to thrive on it. Clowns are laying eggs fortnightly now so must be OK.
Even though zeovit is a great product, there is only so much any system can cope with, so limiting nutrient import must also be very important.

[Aged Salt]

Hi Nick, your parm's are good Can you give me your 1)current zeo-dosages 2) your nutrient levels 3) your coral appearances, ie. light/dark, p-e or not, & coral tip status, ie. tissue thinning or loss or healthy. Thnx. Bob

[CosmoKramer]

Nick,when you tested did you feed that day?I notice i get a slight increase of PO4 if i test the day i feed,sometimes

[nyfireman3097]

OK ok let me awnser everyone for some rason im not gettin notified anymore from posts im in on here the link is checked so i would get them i have gottenn them untill today
Sean
I feed like 5 days a week a pinch of flake food
i use NO kaulk
I did a WC on Thursday
i have mated clowns abd a diamond goby
snails crabs shrimps ect....
NO
NO lol
Wasp
Ill try that every other day
Bob
1ml Start 2x a day daily, 3 drops of Bak/Food/Flour 2x a week, 3 drops of AA everyday
Coral appearances look normal everything looks good but growth slowed alot
Yes cosmo not long after i fed i got that ill try tomorrow again w/o feeding
Nick

[Aged Salt]

Nick, if your corals look healthly, the P04 will gradually decrease. Your zeo-doses are fine, I would not alter the quantities. Do you cycle your zeo-filter? Is your filter flow up to the recommended rate of 100gph/ltr. of zeolite used? Consider cleaning the stones more often each day & split Start into 3 daily doses of .6ml[total 1.8ml/day] Bob

[nyfireman3097]

Yes Bob i do clean the rocks 15 pumps a day i cycle it w/ the 3 hour intervials as far as i know the pump is on 100 gph i got it from eric at fragfarmer he said it was set at the right setting I will try thr 3x a day method so instead of 1ML a day bump "UP" to 1.8ML divided into 3x a day
Nick

[Aged Salt]

Hi Nick, my bad, I thought from your post, you were dosing 2ml Start daily[1ml 2x's/day???] OK, Nick, do try this for 2wks.--.4ml Start 3x's/day[1.2ml Start each day, total] pump the stones 3x's/day, 10 reps each time & decrease fish-feedings somewhat, you decide. Nick, recalibrate your filter flow rate. If your net water vol. is 125g, you should have 1 1/4ltrs of zeolites at 125gph thru. This can be checked by measuring the time your filter flow takes to fill one gallon of water--this should be ~29sec if flow is correct. Bob

[nyfireman3097]

lol thats y i asked ok i will do the reps 3x's a day i will cut down to every other day on the food i use 1L of zeo for my tank at 100 gph that was what you told me to do when i first started 3 months ago
Nick

[nyfireman3097]

Also how do i fill up a gallon from the filter ?
Nick

[Aged Salt]

good Nick, then you'll gradually get the P's depleted--some reefs just have more sequestered than others--no concern if your corals are healthy Now carve out the top of a 1g. milk carbon & firmly hold same under your spout output. If yours only flows thru an open top, then do this thru your filter pump directly into the gallon container as a guessamate. Bob

[nyfireman3097]

yeah mine is open top ok then un hook the pump and fill it that way ?
Nick