Help new to dosing aquarium

[davydave]

Need to start dosing and not sure what would be more beneficial to begin with. LFS says I'm lacking nutrients in my tank and suggested NeoPhos and NeoNitro. Purchased 4 pump doser and need help with what to dose. Corals are not opening to their full potential. I do not like the water test results. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

75g mainly soft corals
PH: 8.0
ALK: 6.8
MAG: 1500+
Cal: 500+
NITRATE: 20
SALINITY: 1.025
PHOS / Nitrite / AMMONIA: 0

 

[KrisReef]

You need zero nitrogen and should dose phosphate. Follow the instructions on the label. I don’t think you need a 4 channel doser.

 

[kevgib67]

^ This.

 

[Uncle99]

Right now you may benefit from neo phos.
But dose by hand and test after 24hrs.
Repeat until around .1ppm, then test week over week looking for consistent increases or decreases, then, adjusting the dose to keep it level.

Once set, you want it to stay level through normal feeding and export methods (water change, refuge, carbon dose, a mix).

Don’t chase the level, just react if it’s going in one direction, week over week.

 

[davydave]

You need zero nitrogen and should dose phosphate. Follow the instructions on the label. I don’t think you need a 4 channel doser.

I know 4 channel is more than I need but for the price it was worth it than a single unit. I do want to get my tank to be a mixed reef not only soft coral. Starting to dose I want to have a more consistent stable water level. Weekly water changes are not helping and protein skimmer is making my tank to clean I think. I will dose phosphate first and see what happens. Any other reef products to dose that will benefit?

 

[Dan_P]

Need to start dosing and not sure what would be more beneficial to begin with. LFS says I'm lacking nutrients in my tank and suggested NeoPhos and NeoNitro. Purchased 4 pump doser and need help with what to dose. Corals are not opening to their full potential. I do not like the water test results. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

75g mainly soft corals
PH: 8.0
ALK: 6.8
MAG: 1500+
Cal: 500+
NITRATE: 20
SALINITY: 1.025
PHOS / Nitrite / AMMONIA: 0

Phosphate seems like the only thing to consider dosing. If this is a new system, the soft coral opening concern may not be related to phosphate level.