Nopox help

[a10tankbusta]

Hi everyone im currently using red sea nopox , im onto week 5 and im having problems getting my phosphates below 0.07 , nitrate is currently 1 ppm but phospahtes wont drop any lower? Can you guys advise me on the best course of action? Thanks

 

[StikHedRon]

move towards a lanthanum chloride chemical could help. Brightwells Phosphat-E works well.

 

[a10tankbusta]

I have half a bottle of atm agent green lathium chloride , would it be ok to dose this with nopox ?

 

[StikHedRon]

Not a 100% positive but I would guess that it would be ok. Just use very little of the Lanthanum Chloride, not sure how large of a tank you got but on my 125 it takes 3ml to drop po4 .1ppm

 

[mark2560]

Use aquacare phosphate remove, theres a app for it so you can calculate the correct dosage for your size off tank, ive got a 350 gal tank n started treating it.it took 2 weeks and the phosphate are down to zero, better than the LFS.

 

[FL_Reefer]

You can use any type of lathium chloride with the nopox. I've been using both of these products together for a couple of years now. Just make sure after dosing the lathium chloride, change your filters and clean out your protein skimmer around 24hr after dosing. It will make your tank a bit cloudy but I do it at night so you don't see it.

 

[dh350twin]

You can use any type of lathium chloride with the nopox. I've been using both of these products together for a couple of years now. Just make sure after dosing the lathium chloride, change your filters and clean out your protein skimmer around 24hr after dosing. It will make your tank a bit cloudy but I do it at night so you don't see it.

What is the point in dosing both? I dose no pox now just trying to understand what benefit of dosing both regularly? Thank you

 

[FL_Reefer]

I only dose the phosphate-E when needed. I dose nopox regularly for NO3. Although the nopox will claim that it controls phosphates, it really doesn't touch them. At least I have noticed it and been using it for a couple years now.

 

[dh350twin]

I only dose the phosphate-E when needed. I dose nopox regularly for NO3. Although the nopox will claim that it controls phosphates, it really doesn't touch them. At least I have noticed it and been using it for a couple years now.

What brand phos remover do you use?

 

[a10tankbusta]

Thanks @fl_reefer @mark2560

 

[FL_Reefer]

Works like a charm!