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How in the heck do reefers keep nitrates down while feeding corals? I was not feeding for a while and nitrates were staying around 10 I am now back to feeding 2 xs a week with reefroids and scallop meat for meat lovers! I just did a water change and one 2 weeks prior and nitrates are at 25! I have a 36 gallon bowfront with a very small sump, since not much room below.
I know there is media to keep phospates at bay like phosguard and chemipure elite which I have used both with great success but as far as I know there isnt any media like that for nitrates!
I had a bad experience with nopox so kind of scares me to use but I am sure I did it wrong! I kept dosing because I couldnt get nitrates to go below 10 instead of just changing water! Newbie days! LOL. After I did a change water they bottomed out, both no3 and po4 and I got dinos!
I am pretty sure there is media to use with a reactor but really rather not use one, for one thing I have no idea how to set one up and hubby wouldnt be happy if I asked him plus there inst really any room!
What in the heck can I do beside keep doing water changes? I dont own a rodi unit so gets expensive to keep buying water!
If I use nopox and dont over do it like last time is that something I have to keep using?
I have read a lot of posts of people saying nopox gave them dino"s so frankly rather not but dont know of any other way!
Please anyone let me know and if you have used nopox successfully please tell me how you went about it!
I know there is media to keep phospates at bay like phosguard and chemipure elite which I have used both with great success but as far as I know there isnt any media like that for nitrates!
I had a bad experience with nopox so kind of scares me to use but I am sure I did it wrong! I kept dosing because I couldnt get nitrates to go below 10 instead of just changing water! Newbie days! LOL. After I did a change water they bottomed out, both no3 and po4 and I got dinos!
I am pretty sure there is media to use with a reactor but really rather not use one, for one thing I have no idea how to set one up and hubby wouldnt be happy if I asked him plus there inst really any room!
What in the heck can I do beside keep doing water changes? I dont own a rodi unit so gets expensive to keep buying water!
If I use nopox and dont over do it like last time is that something I have to keep using?
I have read a lot of posts of people saying nopox gave them dino"s so frankly rather not but dont know of any other way!
Please anyone let me know and if you have used nopox successfully please tell me how you went about it!