I finally have my water parameters in better shape. woot woot!!
Ph 8.1-8.4 from 7.9-8.1
Alk 11.9 dKh 14.6
Cal 450 ppm 230
Phosphate 1.20 ppm (still a work in progress) 2.86
nitrate/nitrite 0 or very low 0 or very low
Progress made in part thanks to Jeffie,David Grigor,Fritz,Li, and many countless others!! I put in an ro/di unit 75gpd, Ripped out my sump and started over using chateo
macro algae, Using phosban media flowing through a 100gph pump. Lots of water changes (20% weekly over 3 weeks) Lots and Lots of testing. Cut my photoperiod from 10-12hrs to 3-5hrs. Feeding went from a sheet of nori and about 1''x1'' frozen seafood mix everyday to 5 days a week 1/2''x1/2'' frozen seafood and 2 days a week 1/2 sheet of nori. Thanks again everyone.
Fish and corals
