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Mark Peterson 
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 Posted: April 28 2016 at 5:35pm |
It's really hard for any of us to be patient while the biology grows and stabilizes, enabling us to continue adding more delicate animals.  I would need to check her build thread but I assume that Jackie used a lot of live organisms from the start, maybe LS, LR, LW and Macroalgae from her previous tank or others nearby. Aloha, Mark 
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LakeCityReefs
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Posted: June 28 2016 at 9:18am |
I thought I would come back to share what I found out and how I have started to get my SPS colors to improve. As it turns out my old philosophy of keeping N03 and P04 as low as possible really doesn't give corals what they need. I was so worried about stripping my water clean that I was actually taking away what my corals needed to feed on. I am trying to keep N03 at 5-10 ppm and P04 at .05-.1 and SPS and colors are improving.
I am still running carbon and refreshing monthly. I dose potassium nitrate as needed for N03. I have reduced Phosguard to minimal amounts for P04 as needed depending on test results. I am still skimming and running Calurpa in my sump. A big factor to these changes is that I have switched from API to Salifert test kits.
Since this is a change to my normal routine I am going to give it some time to settle in before I make any other changes. If I'm still not seeing the complete results I'm hoping for I am kicking around the idea of switching from LED to T5 in a few months.
All in all I am happy with the changes I have made thus far. I hope that this might also help others that are struggling with SPS colors and growth. |
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kevin.st
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Posted: June 28 2016 at 10:17am |
I would be interested to see how switching to t5's would impact established tank. I recently switched to an 8 bulb t5 and after 2 months, I am sold.
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Posted: June 28 2016 at 11:57am |
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I'm sold on T5s as well. I have one tank with T5s and another with Kessil and I prefer the vividness of the corals on the T5 tank. I'm sure the T5 gets better growth but I cannot prove it because of so many variables.
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Mark Peterson
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Posted: June 28 2016 at 4:49pm |
It's great to hear that the tank is maturing.
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Posted: June 28 2016 at 5:55pm |
 Mark Peterson wrote:
It's great to hear that the tank is maturing.
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I attribute the positive to dosing potassium nitrate and better test kits. I'm still hoping for better results due to maturity in another 3-6 months.
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Posted: June 28 2016 at 5:56pm |
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Any recommendations on T5 bulb combinations? I'm thinking about a 6 bulb ATI fixture
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Posted: July 31 2016 at 1:20am |
check this out for the cobos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OSS_PoUX6o
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