Stick guys & girls

[man908]

Just out of curiosity, What parameters & nutrients do you keep your Acros in?
At what levels did have success?

 

[iTzJu]

35ppt salinity
7.5 -8.5 dkh
calcium, last time I checked was around 400ppm
mag - haven't tested in a long time but from last time I checked I was within 1280ppmish or so.
nitrates 5-20ppm (I dont chase this and usually get better colors when nitrate is present)
po4 0.05 -.12 (I don't chase this either, but I do keep an eye on it but usually is pretty stable)


when I started noticing success was when I was able to keep my alk stable. if you can manage that a long with good husbandry, you'll see success.

 

[mnat]

1.026 salinity
9.2 alk, a little high for us but the acros love it right now
have not tested calcium or magnesium in a long time
trying to keep nitrates and phosphates down, using nopo, skimmer and water changes every 2-3 weeks.
corals are loving the Red Sea reef energy

 

[Hockeynut]

Alk 7.7 to 8.5
Phos .03
Mag last time was 1460
No3 2.5
Salinity 1.026
Temp 77 to 78
Calcium is 470
Have been pretty stable for a couple months and corals seem to be doing good
I also dose reef energy and the color in the corals seem a lot better.

 

[man908]

Alk 7.7 to 8.5
Phos .03
Mag last time was 1460
No3 2.5
Salinity 1.026
Have been pretty stable for a couple months and corals seem to be doing good
I also dose reef energy and the color in the corals seem a lot better.

Any algae issues with dosing reef energy?

 

[Hockeynut]

Any algae issues with dosing reef energy?

I have some algae but it was there before I started the reef energy so I can’t say that it’s caused it.

 

[man908]

1.026 salinity
9.2 alk, a little high for us but the acros love it right now
have not tested calcium or magnesium in a long time
trying to keep nitrates and phosphates down, using nopo, skimmer and water changes every 2-3 weeks.
corals are loving the Red Sea reef energy

Any algae issues with dosing reef energy?

 

[man908]

I have some algae but it was there before I started the reef energy so I can’t say that it’s caused it.

I feel like when I dose reef energy, I get a red/ what I think is cyano algae outbreak.

 

[Hockeynut]

I feel like when I dose reef energy, I get a red/ what I think is cyano algae outbreak.

Maybe you should start with a smaller dose.
I also change 20 gallons of water a week and my tank is a 120 with a 40 gallon sump. So nothing ever really builds up

 

[john90009]

I throw about 4 ml of reef energy to a 29biocube everyday and my nitrates and phosphates don’t budge at all. But I would assume at some point a a breaking point may be reached and when the levels rise they will rise fast so be careful with it.

 

[Roca]

Alk 8-8.5
Calcium 430
Mag 1350-1400
Phos .05
No3 5
Salinity 1.026
Temp 77 to 78
I also add acropower a couple times a week.

 

[diana a]

Alk 7.7 to 8.4
Phos .02 (ICP test results 2/7)
Mag 1500 (ICP test results 2/7)
No3 3
Salinity 1.026
Temp 77 to 79
Calcium is 475

Reef Energy always gives me cyano

 

[man908]

Alk 7.7 to 8.4
Phos .02 (ICP test results 2/7)
Mag 1500 (ICP test results 2/7)
No3 3
Salinity 1.026
Temp 77 to 79
Calcium is 475

Reef Energy always gives me cyano

Ok..I thought I was the only one with the reef energy issues. Lol

 

[man908]

Alk 8-8.5
Calcium 430
Mag 1350-1400
Phos .05
No3 5
Salinity 1.026
Temp 77 to 78
I also add acropower a couple times a week.

Your numbers are similar to mine. I also started using acropower.

 

[jgraz]

I'm at sub 7 Alk. Probably around 1.026 salinity(wild guess though)
Last time I checked about 2 months back, calcium was at 440 and mag well over 1500. Phosphate was at .02 with 0 nitrate.
Everything looks awesome so I don't bother with it.

 

[john90009]

I read a study in r2r that when you ship out water for the icp tests the phosphate numbers would change in the bottle in shipping so I would always take the icp results with a little bit of skepticism.

 

[mnat]

Any algae issues with dosing reef energy?

None yet, will keep you posted. We are probably about a month in so we will see the long term effects.

 

[Paul B]

Stick guys & girls​

Oh,,,,I thought this thread was about very skinny guys and girls. Like anorexic people. Maybe looking to get together for a date. Never mind.

 

[Rjmul]

No gel filters over here

 

[HudsonReefer]

No one mentioned PH. Lol
77 Hanna
1.026 Hanna
Alk 8.5 Hanna
Calcium 420-440
Nitrates 3 nyos
Phosphates .05 Hanna
PH 8.0. Winter is Tuff May have to get a recirc CO2 scrubber. Need a boost 8.3-8.4. Hanna
Mag is 1400. Salifert