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Straight to the point, is it possible to use nopox for controlling nitrates along with np bacto balance for phosphate control? Does that make sense on any kind of level or am I missing something? Here's the reason I'm even asking this question...I've been battling high-ish nutrient levels ever since I decided I didn't want to use (clean) filter socks anymore. NO3 levels around 25 and PO4 around .15 - .2 with small amounts of gfo. I'm about to the point of going back to socks. However, I've been reading a ton and watching videos on different methods of carbon dosing and part of me feels like the need to carbon dose is the product of laziness or a system with less than optimal filtration. But then again it seems there are definite benefits from carbon dosing, especially according to Tropic Marin. I would just like to get to the point where I can feed more than I'm feeding now and I would like to be able to do so without a refugium. I bought some nopox a while back and in anticipation of beginning use of said nopox, I did a series of wc's over the past couple weeks and got my no3 down under 12 and po4 to .1. I started dosing .5 ml / daily a few days ago and do not expect results for a while but now I'm second guessing myself after going down the TM bacto balance rabbit hole! I am willing to go back to using socks and upping my maintenance game, which I believe will help me get my no3 back under control. Then I'm thinking I could just go to the TM products for phosphate control and kick the gfo. Does anyone have any insight into this? Like, am I going down the wrong path or is this something that is even feasible? Sorry for the long-winded rambling ... my thoughts are all over the place, which I'm sure is evident!!