For you nano reefers using AFR, how much nitrate are you dosing per day to maintain levels?

[rennjidk]

Coral heavy nanos already struggle with nutrients, and all for reef acts both as an organic carbon source, and uses nitrate as part of the calcium formate conversion. How many ppm are you dosing daily to keep No3 detectable?

 

[SPR1968]

I can’t help with the question, but I can bump the thread to see if we can get you some assistance.

 

[Project]

In my Nano (24Gal), I dose 15ml of afr within 9hr windows from 6am to 3pm. Then my kalk turns on from 3pm to 6am dosing (667ml). Since it is set to add 1liter per day /two third.
This is for stabilizing the pH averaging 8.25.

I use to dose Liquid nitrate and phosphate but I don’t need to anymore. But when I did. At the higest dosing was 5ml of neonatro and 1ml neophos. Both are still connected to my doser for easy access atm. I dose 1ml of phosphate time to time if it test below 0.02 on Hanna. I did dose regularly for whole year. And still having to dose phosphate time to time but not nitrate. I feed heavy frozen food.

Kh=afr calcium Calc=acropower

 

[Hooz]

Why do you say coral heavy nanos struggle with nutrients? I've been running nano reef tanks for quite a while now (and dosing AFR), and I've never really struggled with nutrients other than when setting up a new tank. In the initial stages of setting up a tank, I've dosed NeoPhos and NeoNitro when needed until the tank hits its stride. Other than that, adjusting feeding and frequency of water changes has been all I've had to do.

 

[tedfisher496]

Coral heavy nanos already struggle with nutrients, and all for reef acts both as an organic carbon source, and uses nitrate as part of the calcium formate conversion. How many ppm are you dosing daily to keep No3 detectable?

be very careful dosing no3, I had a brs dosing pump malfunction and overdosed my no3 solution and killer 1500 in acro.