SPS Bleaching

[denny_C]

maybe im missing it but how are you keeping your nitrates at zero in a 200g softie tank with high bioload?

assuming your using " quality " test kits and have verified the readings to be true?


cheers

denny

[DSlater]

Denny

Nitrates in our tank have usually hovered in the 5 to 10 range since we added a couple large tangs, past few months. We were close to 0 before that when the load was light. We just have a cheap API test kit for nitrates but had it checked at the LFS as well, read the same so we didn't upgrade the test kit yet. When we changed over from the C-Balance to the Tailored Aquatics DKH plus(with nitrate destroyer) they are now back down to 0, and it happened very quickly.

Question now is, how do I get the nutrients in the tank back up quickly and will this just cause more problems? With corals dying off, should I be running carbon?

Trying to keep the changes slow but it's been well over a week now and things have not stopped getting worse. If the tissue loss would just stop I would know I'm on the right track.

Thanks for your response, much appreciated. It's hard to sit here and watch this happen when we don't know how to fix.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by DSlater

Denny

Nitrates in our tank have usually hovered in the 5 to 10 range since we added a couple large tangs, past few months. We were close to 0 before that when the load was light. We just have a cheap API test kit for nitrates but had it checked at the LFS as well, read the same so we didn't upgrade the test kit yet. When we changed over from the C-Balance to the Tailored Aquatics DKH plus(with nitrate destroyer) they are now back down to 0, and it happened very quickly.

Question now is, how do I get the nutrients in the tank back up quickly and will this just cause more problems? With corals dying off, should I be running carbon?

Trying to keep the changes slow but it's been well over a week now and things have not stopped getting worse. If the tissue loss would just stop I would know I'm on the right track.

Thanks for your response, much appreciated. It's hard to sit here and watch this happen when we don't know how to fix.

Right away I would stop TA dkh plus , I would most def run carbon and run your skimmer wet.

You houldnt have to add anything to rise your nitrates just feed more , go back to a generous water change schedule.

While all this is happening you'll need to keep up on your dosing , if sps is the goal you my want to reconsider all the leathers and softies.

[reefwars]

You can still bring your po4 down just do it slowly , keep testing for your nitrates and wait till they are detectable then up the gfo Amount.


You'll really need to consider how you will keep nitrates low long term though , many choices to choose from.

Keep your parameters stable throughout all this and your system will adjust to the nutrient changes rather quickly , quick drop in nitrates usually isn't an issue so I dont think its the exact cause but sure isn't helping.