So I have been after ULNS for about 2 years now and recently with the Orca products I reached that, my N03 was 0.10 my P04 was 0.02 and my calcium mag etc was rock stable...
Then came the tank crash when I got back from NYC about two weeks ago (My C02 bottle finished and cal dropped to 200ppm).
Since then I just had bad luck one after the other, recently I got my Achilles tang and it gave me some hope and enthusiasm to go and fix everything up. Chatting to fellow reefer @Chris Franky he was asking me if I had installed some toys I had bought and frankly (no pun intended) I just don't get time anymore - Hence the heavy investment in all the toys.
So today get back from the driving range looking at the tank and I noticed something, the corals have started to color up. I was getting some SERIOUS dull colors in my SPS, my bright greens were going like a pastel yellow, my blues were going well as confused as a Thailand dancer purple / blue/ brownie. My LPS I had to give to @Chris Franky as they were all bleaching and dying....
I then put two and two together for the last two weeks (which I have started to notice the color up) I have let my N03 climb to 0.75ppm and my P04 to 0.10.
Now somewhere there is a balance because not all the coral is coloring up... The greens are getting greener and the blues deeper but the corals that have beige and pinks are going deep brown and a rustic red.
I also started dosing (the recommended amount) of Iodine/ied the safe one... and Potassium daily at night. @Adee once again helped me out there....
Looking at all this I now wonder, is it the nurtient levels going up (remembering when I use to have heavy high nutrients my greens where GREEN) or is it the Iodine and Potassium.
Like my mission to get to ULNS I now have a mission to get the colors right.... @irie ivan and @Adee I would love to start a debate here on this thread and use my tank as the test bed
To tell you the truth I was getting bored ..... hence the Achilles and now at least I have a problem to play with
Then came the tank crash when I got back from NYC about two weeks ago (My C02 bottle finished and cal dropped to 200ppm).
Since then I just had bad luck one after the other, recently I got my Achilles tang and it gave me some hope and enthusiasm to go and fix everything up. Chatting to fellow reefer @Chris Franky he was asking me if I had installed some toys I had bought and frankly (no pun intended) I just don't get time anymore - Hence the heavy investment in all the toys.
So today get back from the driving range looking at the tank and I noticed something, the corals have started to color up. I was getting some SERIOUS dull colors in my SPS, my bright greens were going like a pastel yellow, my blues were going well as confused as a Thailand dancer purple / blue/ brownie. My LPS I had to give to @Chris Franky as they were all bleaching and dying....
I then put two and two together for the last two weeks (which I have started to notice the color up) I have let my N03 climb to 0.75ppm and my P04 to 0.10.
Now somewhere there is a balance because not all the coral is coloring up... The greens are getting greener and the blues deeper but the corals that have beige and pinks are going deep brown and a rustic red.
I also started dosing (the recommended amount) of Iodine/ied the safe one... and Potassium daily at night. @Adee once again helped me out there....
Looking at all this I now wonder, is it the nurtient levels going up (remembering when I use to have heavy high nutrients my greens where GREEN) or is it the Iodine and Potassium.
Like my mission to get to ULNS I now have a mission to get the colors right.... @irie ivan and @Adee I would love to start a debate here on this thread and use my tank as the test bed
To tell you the truth I was getting bored ..... hence the Achilles and now at least I have a problem to play with
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