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[NZ-Nick]

Evening all.

I saw this post a few days back and was going say you require some form of phosphate to the bacteria to consume the nitrates.
But hey someone bet me too it and reading on to what’s been posted has been very interesting.

Back to basics.
nitrogen...

[NZ-Nick]

That leixkon.de link is awesome algae pic I’ve seen in a longtime.

what would be the chance of the algae spores in the water contaminating the NEW rock ??

Regards
Nickb

[NZ-Nick]

The only other items now and then would be
Redsea trace elements postaium, iodine, and they are almost empty.
Added once or twice week
salt was changed over a couple months back.
Redsea blue bucket.
sumps = skimmer reactor return pump 2 titanium heater 4 200mic filter...

[NZ-Nick]

Mmmm I don’t think it is.
Try take a close up pic

anyway ZEO stones 4/4 this month
got a SI test kit today, tested tank, storage, and the water out of the Ro filter just to eliminate items

I do run a 5 stage Rodi system. And carbon and pre filters are coming...

[NZ-Nick]

G.Alexander,

pics take at 6pm tonight.
taking a closer look I thing it might be the later.
interesting fish pick at it and little starts are in around it like consuming it
didn’t thing anything touched dinoflagellate!!...

[NZ-Nick]

Hi ya G.Alexander

I am getting growth on most of the SPS

yeah not to sure on what’s happen with the kh and ca. Dosing containers haven’t run dry. Dosing pump might be getting old.

well the sands nice n clean atm.
add a pic in a few days....

[NZ-Nick]

Hi ya all.

water change day hey

no3 0.02 ( just see a fraction colour)
pho4 0.0 Hanna
kh 6.1-6.4
mg 1350
ca 480 readjust dosing pump
k+ 380

kz carbon 500ml

dosing
start 0.5 x 2 day
bac 5 drop 2 x...

[NZ-Nick]

Hi there.

are these two tanks joined to gether ??

Or like a cross contamination (hands in one tank and the other)

vibrant does have its place in the market
if your no3 and pho are a little higher then it would be and option.
as it does drive them...

[NZ-Nick]

Hey Mister Jacky

have been dosing coral snow plus.
Once a week. 5ml

Cant get snails atm. or sea urchin which very RARELY turn up for sale here.

there are lots of little start fish’s around this stuff...

[NZ-Nick]

Hi all.

sunday I did a water change. Notice a yellow brown stubtance sticking to dirty water container.

the sand was cleans as usual and does look like a filme or bateria, stickiish.

Drop dosing down to 4 zstart and bac
Sponge 5
boiclean 5
...