I just received my first bottle of NoPox and have a question. I'm running GFO right now, should I take the GFO offline or leave it? Also, should I go buy the recommended dosage?
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The Instructions do say to discontinue phosphate removing media. Be careful with this stuff If you use to much you
will get some weird cotton like algae.
Definitely nice stuff they say to remove gfo because it interferes with the biological processes you are trying to start by using nopox. Also why pay for gfo when you are getting rid of phosphates with nopox?
Just leave it off and try to pull any of that you can because as itvdies it releases more nutrients back into the tank, it will work to just leave it be but will take longer to get the results. The reason you don't run gfo is because you are trying to feed a population of bacteria that utilizes these nutrients by removing part of their food source it messes with their biological process and can lead to some funky results.
NoPox is very effective reducing Nitrates, for phosphates it will take some more time. Like everything in this hobby you have to find your own balance, not all the tanks are the same and not all solutions work the same way. Phosphates at "0" is a big NO IME.
What king of algae? HA, Bryopsys, Cyano?
What is your CUC?
How are your corals doing?