Those of you running Bio-Pellets, Ppease chime in

[AJsTank]

What else are you running with them off of this list? UV, Ozone, Refugium, GFO, Carbon, Other - And how many gallons is your system?

I want to see what other combinations of equipment people are using with their pellets. I'm having a really hard time finding the right balance in my system.

 

[Dsjreef]

90 gallon with 30 gallon sump. From the overflow, skimmer, refugium, bio pellets. Last water change 7 days ago. No dosing. Just took readings.
Ph - 8.2
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 1
Ammonia - 0
Calcium 400
Magnesium 1200
Alk 10-2

 

[KSzegi]

300 gallon. Running just carbon with them right now. I ran GFO for the first couple months and then took it off line. Am actually experimenting with adding potassium nitrate to the tank right now since i believe I was nitrate limited .... and so far so good. Been adding small amount for almost a month plus additional fish feedings ..... brought nitrates up to .5 from 0 so far ...... and phosphates down from .08 to .04.

 

[scoobysnack77]

What brand of potassium nitrate did u use to raise your nitrates KSzegi?

 

[KSzegi]

What brand of potassium nitrate did u use to raise your nitrates KSzegi?

Greenway BioTech.

 

[scoobysnack77]

thank you will this raise my phosphates too? mine is at 0. my corals look pale and i think they are starving due to lack of nitrate and phosphate. all other bases are covered.

 

[scoobysnack77]

Greenway BioTech.

u ever try calcium nitrate ? what the difference between calcium and potassium nitrate?

 

[scoobysnack77]

Greenway BioTech.

have u ever tried sodium nitrate?

 

[MBG75]

75 gal
500ml of ecobak pellets.
Esv carbon

I use Seachem flourish nitrogen to bump my nitrates up. Try to keep it 1 ppm

 

[AJsTank]

Does anyone here run GFO/Carbon with the pellets? Or a biodenitrator ?

 

[KSzegi]

u ever try calcium nitrate ? what the difference between calcium and potassium nitrate?

have u ever tried sodium nitrate?

thank you will this raise my phosphates too? mine is at 0. my corals look pale and i think they are starving due to lack of nitrate and phosphate. all other bases are covered.

Quick answers for you - and then I think we need to move this to a new thread or pms so we aren't taking this thread off-track anymore on the OP!! Potassium nitrate should not raise phosphate levels ..... my goal was to reduce the phosphate levels while running bio-pellets without using GFO so needed to add a source of nitrate only. Have not tried calcium nitrate or sodium nitrate.

 

[scoobysnack77]

75 gal
500ml of ecobak pellets.
Esv carbon

I use Seachem flourish nitrogen to bump my nitrates up. Try to keep it 1 ppm

thank you ill try to track some down

 

[scoobysnack77]

Quick answers for you - and then I think we need to move this to a new thread or pms so we aren't taking this thread off-track anymore on the OP!! Potassium nitrate should not raise phosphate levels ..... my goal was to reduce the phosphate levels while running bio-pellets without using GFO so needed to add a source of nitrate only. Have not tried calcium nitrate or sodium nitrate.

Oh ok, i got my phosphates too low by using bio pellets and gfo. be careful cuz those bio pellets are POWERFUL. I've removed by bio pellets and stopped running gfo/carbon 2 weeks ago and even though I've been feeding my fish and corals heavily i still can't get a reading of phosphates or nitrates.

 

[KoleTang]

Oh ok, i got my phosphates too low by using bio pellets and gfo. be careful cuz those bio pellets are POWERFUL. I've removed by bio pellets and stopped running gfo/carbon 2 weeks ago and even though I've been feeding my fish and corals heavily i still can't get a reading of phosphates or nitrates.

I'd say just feed even more rather than dumping nitrate in. Corals eat way more than you would expect in the wild. Home blended coral food, (used to be $5) - Page 3

They don't necessarily consume dissolved organics such as nitrate and phosphate. Otherwise they could be used as a filter like clams and sponges.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

I have a 75g. Refugium and Carbon nitrate 0 phosphate the last time I tested 8.

 

[Eckolancer]

I'd say just feed even more rather than dumping nitrate in. Corals eat way more than you would expect in the wild. Home blended coral food, (used to be $5) - Page 3

They don't necessarily consume dissolved organics such as nitrate and phosphate. Otherwise they could be used as a filter like clams and sponges.

Have you tried the coral blend?

 

[scoobysnack77]

I'd say just feed even more rather than dumping nitrate in. Corals eat way more than you would expect in the wild. Home blended coral food, (used to be $5) - Page 3

They don't necessarily consume dissolved organics such as nitrate and phosphate. Otherwise they could be used as a filter like clams and sponges.

Whats a good frozen food to feed SPS? Ive been using reef snow and frozen oyster eggs. any other suggestions that are small enough?

 

[scoobysnack77]

thank you ill try to track some down

Is flourish nitrogen safe for saltwater use? its in the freshwater section of the online store so i just want to double check before i add it to my tank

 

[MBG75]

I use it and haven't had any problem. It's for freshwater planted tanks.

Derived from: potassium nitrate, urea (iminium salt)

Dosing formula is
.05•(water volume)•(desired increase of nitrate)=ml

 

[scoobysnack77]

I use it and haven't had any problem. It's for freshwater planted tanks.

Derived from: potassium nitrate, urea (iminium salt)

Dosing formula is
.05•(water volume)•(desired increase of nitrate)=ml[/QUOT

I'm really terrible at math to my embarrassment. I have 75 gallons of water and I'm trying to get my nitrates from 0.25 to .5 . How much should I dose and how often? And my phosphates are at 0. Trying to use the flourish phosphorous to get it to .03. Is the formula the same? Can't understand why my phosphates are at zero . I feed my corals daily and my fish twice a day. I took my bio pellets, 90% of my chaeto out of my sump a week ago and I also took my gfo and carbon offline two weeks ago. Corals are looking brownish and pale due to no nutrient