Your tank looks very nice, I'm looking forward to seeing what it looks like in an other year when everything grows out. What exactly did you need help with?
It was just a commit about how addicted I am to this. I placed corals in literally every spot that I could find open and literally walked away thinking to myself... I have no idea where anymore of these will go. But... 24 hours later I'm looking at the tank thinking... one could go there... another there. So obviously... I need some form of psychological help! Lol. :-)
Not saying that I subscribe to this thought process but what would you say to those that suggest not to dose what you can't test for? Or do you test for all these trace elements?
Thank you for bringing up that point. It's actually quite irresponsible of me to post my dosing schedule without posting my other tank maintenance. In order to keep parameters in balance I do two small water changes of 3 gallons weekly. So two 10% water changes a week... plus a monthly 10g water change. This way I'm keeping all of my numbers high to increase coloration and growth, while also keeping things in balance. I do not test for potassium, strontium or iodine, but I have researched the effects of too much or two little of each on corals. I also modeled this plan after others who did test and have noted the drops in these parameters compared to drops in cal and alk. My two part (Brightwells) does not include other trace elements, so it's important in a system as small as mine that's using as much two part as mine that I keep the other essential elements up also. For someone not willing to put in the hours of research I'd simply suggest a two part that does include essential elements. :-)
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