I have added a Scopas and Desjardini tang in my tank. Good to have some herbivores and the remaining algae is mostly gone. I’m measuring the tank N and P to understand the true parameters. Results: Nitrate 0 and Phosphates 0.03.
I feed 5+ times per day, but cannot keep Nitrates up. So I’m using sodium nitrate powder to make my own Nitrate supplememnt. Assuming a 200gal tank volume, 1 gram of the sodium nitrate powder is needed to increase 1ppm in my tank. Makes the math very simple. I will be targeting 5ppm for Nitrate. Will be measuring nitrates and phosphates everyday for next 2 weeks, and see trend. Obviously, I wish I can keep N and P stable with only feeding, but my tank maturity and bioload is not enough at this point in time.
I feed 5+ times per day, but cannot keep Nitrates up. So I’m using sodium nitrate powder to make my own Nitrate supplememnt. Assuming a 200gal tank volume, 1 gram of the sodium nitrate powder is needed to increase 1ppm in my tank. Makes the math very simple. I will be targeting 5ppm for Nitrate. Will be measuring nitrates and phosphates everyday for next 2 weeks, and see trend. Obviously, I wish I can keep N and P stable with only feeding, but my tank maturity and bioload is not enough at this point in time.