Help !!! No3 increase
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Miami Reef
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Oh, that’s potassium nitrate. I wouldn’t dose more of that.Sir this Fauna No3 up content Potassium . Can i use overdose ?? My ICP result Potassium is 435 , is that oke ?
Feed the tank more with foods.
GARRIGA
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Speaking specifically to low nitrates. Perhaps remove the macroalgae and see how that goes. Then reduce the use of the skimmer, perhaps. Adding more of what system is reducing like butting head against wall.
SeaDweller
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We have given you advice. But you’re not reading anything. Stop relying on ICP for the issue.
The issue is you’re probably starving the coral. So adding in NO3 and PO4 is helping but you’re removing it with your nutrient export. Just stop.
The more you chase ICP number and stuff like that, you’ll probably kill everything.
Just do some normal water changes, turn your skimmer down or off and don’t run the refugium long. Let the tank dirty up.
You still haven’t dipped anything. People have responded to you, but all you keep asking about is supplements. I’d just throw some fish food in there and let it decompose, every couple of days. Have you even tried anything we suggested?
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Mr Phu
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Yes now i turn off skimmer already only use 2-3 hour a day . I also cut of a light time from macro algae . Should i have to feed more coral ?? I have redsea Ab+ and reefroid . Today my po4 a little rasing to 0.6 ppm
Miami Reef
Reef Chem Enthusiast
Nutrients aren’t the reason the corals are dying. I have a lot of experience with acros and mariculture acros.
The corals aren’t pale nor bleached out, which implies they have enough nutrients.
STN isn’t a symptom of low nutrients IME.
The corals aren’t pale nor bleached out, which implies they have enough nutrients.
STN isn’t a symptom of low nutrients IME.
Miami Reef
Reef Chem Enthusiast
Good. Don’t add anymore reef roids. You have enough phosphate.
Can you get ammonium bicarbonate from Amazon (food-grade?)
https://a.co/d/5L31mgA
Corals much prefer ammonia over nitrate. Just dose this 2-3 times per day and forget about the nitrate kits for now.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/diy-ammonia-dosing-for-low-nitrate-systems.987087/
Can you get ammonium bicarbonate from Amazon (food-grade?)
https://a.co/d/5L31mgA
Corals much prefer ammonia over nitrate. Just dose this 2-3 times per day and forget about the nitrate kits for now.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/diy-ammonia-dosing-for-low-nitrate-systems.987087/
Mr Phu
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Today, I just removed the algae from the filter to increase the NO3 levels. Do you think I should turn off the skimmer completely, or just run it for a few hours a day? Currently, my NO3 is at 0, and my PO4 has increased slightly to 0.3 ppm after turning off the skimmer. I am also using Rowa Phos to control PO4.
Miami Reef
Reef Chem Enthusiast
I wouldn’t turn off the skimmer at all.
Corals can actually tolerate nitrate limitation very well.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articl...ls to imbalanced,and bleaching of the corals.
If the algae was growing well, you likely had enough ammonia in the tank.
You can increase the nitrate by dosing ammonium bicarbonate (any excess with turn into nitrate.) Just follow the ammonium article above.
Corals can actually tolerate nitrate limitation very well.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articl...ls to imbalanced,and bleaching of the corals.
If the algae was growing well, you likely had enough ammonia in the tank.
You can increase the nitrate by dosing ammonium bicarbonate (any excess with turn into nitrate.) Just follow the ammonium article above.
If CoralRX is so good, how did you get AEFW?These white things are the flatworms.
I sacrificed a coral and dipped it in RO/DI water to diagnose the issue. RO/DI will kill the coral, but I needed to identify it quickly and didn’t have Coral RX. It was worth it in the long run.
Those are definitely signs of acro corals being starved. Corals need more than just NO3, PO4 and light. They need bacteria. Fish poop is a great way to keep bacteria cycling in the tank. Since you can’t have fish for a while I would at least try to add a lot of snails and other inverts that can help make bacteria as well as increase your nutrients. In all honesty, it is extremely difficult to maintain an SPS system without fish. The fish provide a great source of nutrient import. Hope this helps…
Miami Reef
Reef Chem Enthusiast
Because I didn’t dip and QT all the acros I got at the time.
Also, I don’t recall saying coral RX was “so good.”
It’s good for identifying flatworms because the dip is clear, unlike with bayer dips.
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