Coral nutrition ab high nitrates?

[mikem.dvm]

I’m having high nitrates (~30ppm) I’m trying to find the source. I am only feeding nori to try to reduce nutrients. Water changes, chaeto, carbon dosing…

Curious if it could be Red Sea reef nutrition ab? I dose daily as recommended?

 

[Propane]

Probably it. I’ve been dosing 2 or 3 times a week because I have low nutrients and keep my nitrates a bit higher.

 

[Science/G]

30 ppm is where my mixed reef is happiest FWIW

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/tank-parameters-of-some-masters.263/

 

[vetteguy53081]

I’m having high nitrates (~30ppm) I’m trying to find the source. I am only feeding nori to try to reduce nutrients. Water changes, chaeto, carbon dosing…

Curious if it could be Red Sea reef nutrition ab? I dose daily as recommended?

Reef A/B, Reef Roids and juices from frozen foods will drive nitrates up as well as lack of water changes.
To lower. . . increase water changes, reduce roids and AB feedings, protein skimming or add refugium or algae scrubber

 

[jsker]

 

[mikem.dvm]

I do 3 water changes a month. 2 are ~ 20% and one is 30%. I have a hectic schedule so I found a company to help with maint so I know two changes get done and I try to do one a month. Running a chaeto reactor. My corals don’t seem to like 30ppm. And I start to get nuisance algae in display.
I’ll cut back the ab+ and see what happens.

Thanks

 

[FrugalReeferJon]

How are your corals and other livestock doing? If they're doing good and you have no algae problems then I wouldn't sweat it.

 

[mikem.dvm]

How are your corals and other livestock doing? If they're doing good and you have no algae problems then I wouldn't sweat it.

Alive but not thriving. Cut back on feeding, lost some anthias. Have corals that aren’t extending polys and had some stn.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I do 3 water changes a month. 2 are ~ 20% and one is 30%. I have a hectic schedule so I found a company to help with maint so I know two changes get done and I try to do one a month. Running a chaeto reactor. My corals don’t seem to like 30ppm. And I start to get nuisance algae in display.
I’ll cut back the ab+ and see what happens.

Thanks

For algae, is your tank at or near a window by chance?
Are you using RODI water or tap water from the faucet?
What brand salt are you using? The next time you mix a batch, test the water before placing in tank to see if nitrates are elevated

 

[gbroadbridge]

I’m having high nitrates (~30ppm) I’m trying to find the source. I am only feeding nori to try to reduce nutrients. Water changes, chaeto, carbon dosing…

Curious if it could be Red Sea reef nutrition ab? I dose daily as recommended?

With 30ppm nitrates you don't need to be dosing Reef Energy.

That product is designed for ULNS tanks with Nitrate under 2 ppm

I've not seen any benefit at all dosing in higher nutrient tanks, just wasting money.

 

[mikem.dvm]

For algae, is your tank at or near a window by chance?
Are you using RODI water or tap water from the faucet?
What brand salt are you using? The next time you mix a batch, test the water before placing in tank to see if nitrates are elevated

Not near window
I have 7 stage ro/di system from BRS. I use tropic Marin salt. Tested a batch of salt mix already and was 0 nitrate

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

FWIW, any food, including nori, adds N and P to some extent.