Is this really Raja rampage?

[jsak1976]

F/2 fertilizer?


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Yes isnt that no3-po4 mix?? Im asking cause I dont no

No not the same, and I wouldn’t suggest adding to a tank, same fertilizer is used for growing diatoms and Dino’s lol


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[uhupong]

This hobby is fun for me because it is art and science. A little more on science than art though like inverse correlation of NO3 vs PO4 and then their indirect relationship to carbonate hardness(AlK).

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[Aros]

The art in it is the aquascape and color combinations. Two things I feel people overlook when planning a build or choosing coral. It doesn’t take super expensive coral to make an outstanding tank. It’s the structure and proportions of everything inside. My option anyway.


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[dz6t]

Don’t add f2 directly in to the tank, or you will have an algae boom.
NOpox is a mix of vinegar and ethanol.
You can make it direct cheap by mixing 2/3 of vinegar and 1/3 of vodka.


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[jsak1976]

Don’t add f2 directly in to the tank, or you will have an algae boom.
NOpox is a mix of vinegar and ethanol.
You can make it direct cheap by mixing 2/3 of vinegar and 1/3 of vodka.


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Yes already stated that above, the conversation was on raising nitrates and phosphates not lowering.


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[Countryreefer]

What are you dosing to add nitrate to your system?

 

[uhupong]

What are you dosing to add nitrate to your system?

Since im at 8, 4 frozen cubs a day. Previously i use ME coral nitrate

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[dz6t]

Dosing nitrate alone can be harmful as it drives down the phosphate to unhealthy level, say 0.
Then your coral is going to suffer.
In additional, based on Redfield ratio, both nitrate and phosphate have to be available in order for animal and algae to consume them.


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[Countryreefer]

Dosing nitrate alone can be harmful as it drives down the phosphate to unhealthy level, say 0.
Then your coral is going to suffer.
In additional, based on Redfield ratio, both nitrate and phosphate have to be available in order for animal and algae to consume them.


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Right now I'm having trouble with some of my acros. Using a Salifert NO3 kit I'm getting 0 and with Hanna checker, my PO4 is at 0.11. What may be causing this?

 

[dz6t]

What kind of trouble do you see?


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[jsak1976]

What are you dosing to add nitrate to your system?

Since im at 8, 4 frozen cubs a day. Previously i use ME coral nitrate

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I use the same ME


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[jsak1976]

Dosing nitrate alone can be harmful as it drives down the phosphate to unhealthy level, say 0.
Then your coral is going to suffer.
In additional, based on Redfield ratio, both nitrate and phosphate have to be available in order for animal and algae to consume them.


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Yes that’s correct, that’s why we were talking about keeping both nitrates and phosphates up.


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[Countryreefer]

What kind of trouble do you see?


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Some are pale and losing color. I went on vacation and my alk dropped from 8.6 to 6.4 when I got home (over 2 weeks). I brought the alk back up to 8.6 over a few weeks and some of the acros still don't look so good, so I was reading this and thought that nitrate may be my issue since it tests out at 0 and PO4 was 0.11.

 

[dz6t]

It takes time for coral to recover from alk swing. Give them more time before improvement an other solution.


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[uhupong]

Now is there such a thing as having "nutients swing" without "Alk swing" at the same time?

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[Chris A.]

Yes and they can be just as bad as alk swings to some corals

 

[uhupong]

Yes and they can be just as bad as alk swings to some corals

What are precaution ? For ALK i know it is no more than 1 dkh per day at most.

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[Chris A.]

Just keep a normal feeding/dosing routine it’ll swing just like alk the bigger the corals get the more they’ll need. It’s all about stability nothing else really matters

 

[uhupong]

Finally got Raja Rampage( left) to compare. Still don't know what I have (one on the right).

 

[Chris A.]

The right looks more like space invader