high no3 and low po4 :(

Well this is the situation I have an aquarium near the 2000lts, which is now 3 years old, the rock I have is DIY, use only ats,, early last year I lost by ich all my fish population, many small fish that I could not recover and died in the tank

Since then everything goes downhill, the no3 (40ppm, salifert and lamotte) remains very high and very low po4 (0.02 and 0.08 ppm, hanna) if not add potassium chloride go to 0.00ppm, so i adding potassium chloride

My ats has measured 25cm x 25cm, This is illuminated with LED luxeon es, 6 per side at a distance of no more than 8cm mesh

I have a really good grow, but my no3 its high


I also lost my stone filtering capability since all are almost covered by coralline algae, which cover its porosity, this prevents the filtration of no3


5 months,,,,, I own six surgeons medium size not exceeding 12cm, 2 clowns, 1 six line, 3 domino damsels, 5 yellowtail damsels, 1 rock beauty


food two times a day for three weeks with home prepared, dig out that it is very low in po4 and no3 in fact almost no variation parameters since then, about 2 buckets per day would think

My direct question would be my ats stayed small, which would be the ideal measure



















Then I need to determine if I need more rock,,,, or I need to put another ats, to lose those no3

I almost forgot recently I added a skimmer to help my ats, but not notice much improvement
Saludos

 

Regards Kerry, this food does not take shrimp, is made for 2 types of flake food ocean nutrition,, nori,, seaweed ats, pellets of ocean nutrition, vitamins, cod liver oil, gelatin without flavor


then nothing shrimp

rleahaines greetings, Well brother regarding the rock, if the mood to argue, if we perform several tests in my area, where coralline algae cover the rock and loses its effectiveness for this search, I know that is a controversial issue

If I would have corals that's why I worry high no3

I think the balance is to increase the filtering, not reduce food, `but I think not with ats but rather rock strategically placed in the sump which do not give light, that is not invaded by coralline algae is loque think

The ats, I think with what I have this line, has 16 on and 8 off, and then pruning do religiously every 7 days

Greetings Rumpy Pumpy, the problem is that I live in Venezuela, the country where it gets very little of this hobby and what you get is expensive I would dearly

 

ok I will look

 

Turbo greetings, really appreciate your time to help


The shrimp and not use it,,,,, because I do not think it is,,,,, as I comment that I like three weeks giving this kind of food, and the problem I have for over 6 months ago


Anyway tell me if I add shrimp that can help correct the problem??


Remember this photo its my




Well exactly the same material, at the time had no problem with any parameters, but at that time did not have my rock coralline algae, sorry if I'm repetitive,,,,, but I think the shots by there

IF I would have the canvas, but the last time you try to buy them, they cost me $ 3 and sent to Venezuela cost me $ 80,,,, I found it very expensive, but if we could see if that change

To be honest I have not measured, worse experience I think is around 40 GPH, but I'll measure to see

THE time it takes to have that growth is 7 days, it does not seem too bad actually, you tell me, I give more days or fewer days for pruning

Greetings Rleahaines currently give them food twice a day, I think it would be the equivalent of two cubes, anyway tonight I weight

16 on 8 Off
Every 7 days and on Sunday will try to measure the flow, but I think is close to 40gph

I'd really like to have corals in this aquarium, but with such high no3 not want to risk

Greetings and grateful for all the help you can give me

 

Well I try to keep my phosphate between 0.04 and 0.08, for me it is great,,,, so I have it in my other aquarium, all coral perfect

Turbo interesting what's sent, it may be an option,,,, now as I wrote before I do not think it's the material of the screen, which is the same as used before

Now the flow is correct I meant 400gph,,,, maybe as you say 350gph,

Concerning the design of the delivery of water, because I do not know,,,, can it be right and the other unit if delivered more water, setting led was the same in quantity, but in that time have creen and now i use luxeon, but in that time its more close to the screen

Now those who led you recommend for my mesh 25cm x 25cm

To growth do not have to lie,,,, my aquarium is 2000lts,, pump return to that height gives me more of 16000lts / H is a hammerhead reeflo, and ats is powered by the descent with pipe 1 "

If truth is not common my case, before everything was in perfect balance, but over here a year ago, my no3 go up and up, and very little down


Indeed I have to add potassium phosphate,,, I mistook the name, in order to maintain phosphate levels in measurable, otherwise low between 0.00 and 0.02ppm

karry greetings, jajajajajajajajaj here is very common to see that


Saludos

 

while buy a screen,, still remains as to manufacture 20 ats 25cm x 25cm more, so it really is the same screen

Turbo, Now those who led you recommend for my screen 25cm x 25cm