Sps dosing

[Bosnianblood69]

Ive had my phosphats checked with a photometer and highest they came up was .04 and thats cause i was a little late on my gfo change, anyways you want phosphate between .01-.03 right?


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[Bosnianblood69]

SPS
-orange cap monti x2
-purple cap monti x6
-green cap monti x2
-Ora green birdsnest x1
-red tabling millepora acropora x1
-blue tipped tenuis acropora x1

LPS
-candy cane x1
-hammer head x2
-Finger leather x1

SOFTIES
-zoas
-poalys
-pulsing xenia x3
-mushrooms x3

RBTA

Thats what i have and the x is how many plugs of it, not all same size most are bigger if this helps in any means


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[mr_X]

Acropora are quite sensitive, but I still don't know the answer to whether they are more or less sensitive than anemones.

 

[Bosnianblood69]

Well what about the change in alk and cal? Should i test again today to see what came up?


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[Sniperhank]

Personally, I've killed a handful of acro frags...not a single anemone lost.

 

[Bosnianblood69]

Well i tested again and it came up the same levels for alk and cal again


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[bribo12]

Your corals are taking up alk and calcium slowly. You have a pretty low load of sps corals. Dropping 1 dKh over 12 days can easily be replaced with a wc weekly.


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[Bosnianblood69]

What point do you guys recommend dosing at?


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[BigRedsReefs10]

In general you start dosing when your wc's can't keep up with your weekly consumption.

 

[Bosnianblood69]

Ok well im getting some water ready. Prob put salt in to mix tomorrow, 5 gallons enough? Do weekly wc's??? And also this coral people where saying looks dead has little green polops i can see when i look closely. Good sign right? Might get all its color back


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[bribo12]

It looks fine just brown. It'll probably take several months to get back to being the proper color.


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[Bosnianblood69]

ya but thats what it looked like in his tank


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[bribo12]

Very nice! It'll turn back into that with time and care


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[Bosnianblood69]

Well gettin the water ready and all going to add salt tomorrow and let it mix for a day so should be doing water change thursday. So 5 gallons every week would be good? I have a 110 display with i believe a 50ish sump, it was custom made soo


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[mr_X]

Well, it's hard to say. Just watch your alk. IME, that's all you need to be concerned with at this time. Your calcium will stay on the high side with Oceanic.

 

[Bosnianblood69]

Whats IME? And thanks, if it doesn't help should i do bigger water changes or dose?


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[Mattyfelts]

Whats IME? And thanks, if it doesn't help should i do bigger water changes or dose?


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IME= In my experience
IMO= In my opinion.

Personally, if i were you i would be doing at least 10% water changes. i would change around 15-20 gallons though.. check your levels and base your wc schedule on that. If alk goes down over the week, change water and bump it up.

 

[Bosnianblood69]

Well at the moment i dont have a water holding place so i have to make water each time, should i get a holding resivor set up?


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[Mattyfelts]

Alot of people on here use Brute trash bins (food safe) and store a large quanity with a powerhead and heater in that. However if it is easier you can pick up a couple 5 gallon buckets from home depot and make water as you need it.

 

[Bosnianblood69]

Well thats what i do now i have 5 gallon buckets and it takes to long that one of the reasons i dont do regular wc's


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