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Some update for the 2.5 ft for Sept 2018This like brown off

Green monti 2018 Sept001

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RBTA and monti plate

Digi 2018 Sept001

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Mix 2018 Sept 001

Hammer and Alveopora 2018 Sept001

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Valida 2018Sept001

Some update for the 5.5 ft for Sept 2018

Or get a reference fluid to check if your test kit is reading right

Adding livestock with NH4 and NO2 still measurable?

Look like cynao

PO4 is still within acceptable range for both tank. 2.5 ft Sept 5th 5.5 ft Sept 5th

And this is what happens when it is too high – burnt tips.

Something I like to share on reef keeping. I read from somewhere and find it useful. There is a correlation between alkalinity, light, and nutrients Most corals – particularly acropora and SPS corals – contain photosynthetic algae, called zooxanthellae. It acts as a sunscreen and is what gives them their color.. Phosphates and nitrates – aka ‘nutrients’ – act as food for the zooxanthellae. To much food will mean too much zooxanthellae or ‘sunscreen’. Not enough food will mean not enough zooanthellae or sunscreen. If you have your alk in the 6 and 7 range, your nitrates and phosphates need to be low so you don’t stunt growth. Less than 0.03 ppm phosphates and 5 ppm nitrates would be a good . On the other hand, if you keep your alk in the 11-12 range, you need to keep your nitrates and phosphates much higher “Burnt tips” occurs because the zooxanthellae algae can’t keep up with the coral growth. Eventually if the zooxanthellae gets further and further away from the tips, they will die halting growth. Example of alkalinity at a level that is right on the edge of being too high in relation to nutrient levels

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Fast and nice setup

This also color up .

This was add mid Aug . Start coloring up

This 2.5 ft AIO tank has no skimmer . Never dose iron or carbon also. Only running on refugium

For the 2.5 footer AIO tank this is 4 months no water changePO4 0.009NO3 0Need to dose NO4 and PO4 to bring up the nutrient level.Too low for my liking

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