rjchiles Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 What do people use to get measurable growth for their Acro's? Currently I use 3 Radion pro gen 4 running AB+ at 50% for 13 hours a day with sunset at 7am and 8pm I have 2 mp40's and 2 maxpect Gyre 350's for flow. mp40's are running WWC spec 's. Gyres are running OGC I also feed Red Sea A & B daily for food. And dose ALk and Calc daily from my Apex DOS. Water changes are done 10-15% on a weekly basis. What are the things others are doing? Anything you think I should add or change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 What is your nitrate and phosphate at? I am reading more and more that all needs toner at different levels based on nutrients. I keep my alk about 8 and I see more growth when my tank is dirtier. All that said I wonder if stability is just the key once the needed ingredients are there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Fraggenstien Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 What I find most important is finding the sweet spot for light intensity and alk, based on your tank nutrient level. AND then maintaining these levels. Tanks with higher nutrients, can handle more light and like higher alk. Low nutrient, low light, low alk. Establishing a firm routine in regard to nutrient export and import (i.e., feeding) is most critical for stability. Doing things wildly-nilly will eventually cause instability. This post assumes that nutrients ate kept within normal ranges. If they are too high, you'll have problems no matter what. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchiles Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) I run gfo to keep phosphate below .06 Nitrate has been reading 3 or less I feed once per day via auto feeder modestly in addition to the Red Sea A &b Alk is measured daily and I keep in the 8.1 to 8.5 range. Starting to get an uptick in Alkalinity consumption. I am currently seeing growth, but need to bust out a plastic ruler to really start gauging. I also need to measure the PAR readings in the tank to know my light zones Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited April 16, 2019 by rjchiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchiles Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 I also keep the temperature between 76F and 77F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Fraggenstien Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Sounds like things are doing good. Also keep in mind that most coral need to "settle in" before they start growing at their full potential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchiles Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 So , I have really only started Acro's in earnest. starting in FEB. Everything looks happy currently. Green slimer has really encrusted. others have as well. At what point should I expect measurable growth outside of encrusting? Right now, I am not seeing much. On another note, what are people's feeding routines? stuff they add daily. Stuff they add weekly?Bi-weekly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Fraggenstien Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 It really seems to depend on the piece, and the placement. I don't feed anything beside the fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchiles Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, Dr.Fraggenstien said: It really seems to depend on the piece, and the placement. I don't feed anything beside the fish what about supplements? I keep hearing about "fuel" that people are adding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Fraggenstien Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 No supplements for me either. It probably mostly depends on available nutrients in the system. I don't test, but I'd say I have a relatively high nutrient system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 1 hour ago, rjchiles said: So , I have really only started Acro's in earnest. starting in FEB. Everything looks happy currently. Green slimer has really encrusted. others have as well. At what point should I expect measurable growth outside of encrusting? Right now, I am not seeing much. On another note, what are people's feeding routines? stuff they add daily. Stuff they add weekly?Bi-weekly? I would start taking pictures. Sometimes you won't notice growth by looking at it every day. 1 hour ago, rjchiles said: what about supplements? I keep hearing about "fuel" that people are adding. I do use Fuel. Seems to add additional supplements. Not sure if it actually does anything or not. Everything seems healthy tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I feed reef roids or similar a couple times a week. Phyto once or twice a week. I have the two part Red Sea stuff but haven't started it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Oh and +1 on using pics, very hard to detect day to day but get pics a month apart and wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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