Dosed some DIY chemical additives and mathematically should be:
Calcium: 410 ppm
Alkalinity: 8.3 dkh
Magnesium: 1400 ppm
Nitrate: 12 ppm
Phosphate: 0.08 ppm
Strontium: 12 ppm
Iron: 20 ppb
Manganese: 5 daily drops
Iodine: 2-3 daily drops
Hopefully that will get some color back in the corals and stop the SPS deaths.
I've finally connected the established denitrator chamber into the main system. This is based on an old method developed in the 1980's. Probably considered outdated and obsolete by today’s standards. I was always interested in it, but never had a big enough tank to try it out on. It is a combination of carbon dosing and sulfur denitrator without the media. Biggest potential drawback may be sulfur (hydrogen sulfide aka rotten egg) smell if not done correctly. My wife may shut down this experiment very soon if she smells rotten egg.
Pro-tip: Avoid dosing hydrogen peroxide into your system as it may wipe out a lot of bacteria, and will not work with this method.
Calcium: 410 ppm
Alkalinity: 8.3 dkh
Magnesium: 1400 ppm
Nitrate: 12 ppm
Phosphate: 0.08 ppm
Strontium: 12 ppm
Iron: 20 ppb
Manganese: 5 daily drops
Iodine: 2-3 daily drops
Hopefully that will get some color back in the corals and stop the SPS deaths.
I've finally connected the established denitrator chamber into the main system. This is based on an old method developed in the 1980's. Probably considered outdated and obsolete by today’s standards. I was always interested in it, but never had a big enough tank to try it out on. It is a combination of carbon dosing and sulfur denitrator without the media. Biggest potential drawback may be sulfur (hydrogen sulfide aka rotten egg) smell if not done correctly. My wife may shut down this experiment very soon if she smells rotten egg.
Pro-tip: Avoid dosing hydrogen peroxide into your system as it may wipe out a lot of bacteria, and will not work with this method.
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