I have a 55 gallon tank with a canister filter, protein skimmer and small refugium. I dose 10 ml of distilled white Apple vinegar (22ml is recommended for my tank size) with B-ionic 2 part daily. I feed 4 ml of frozen food diluted in r/o water once per day.
pH 8.3
Alk 9.8
Cal 390
Sal 1.025
PO3 0.89 (a little high, I know)
NO3 0.00
The tank will be one-year-old next month.
My Hanna nitrate test showed 0.00 for the second week in a row, so i got worried.
I added Brightwell’s nitrate for the first time yesterday.
A recommended does is 7ml to raise it to 1.00, so I started with 3 ml yesterday.
I added another 3 ml this morning.
It’s 10pm, I just ran the test again and it’s still 0.00???
Is that even possible? I don’t know if my Hanna checker is bad? Is my carbon dosing offsetting the NO3? Is my skimmer stripping it out?
Any advice would be appreciated.
pH 8.3
Alk 9.8
Cal 390
Sal 1.025
PO3 0.89 (a little high, I know)
NO3 0.00
The tank will be one-year-old next month.
My Hanna nitrate test showed 0.00 for the second week in a row, so i got worried.
I added Brightwell’s nitrate for the first time yesterday.
A recommended does is 7ml to raise it to 1.00, so I started with 3 ml yesterday.
I added another 3 ml this morning.
It’s 10pm, I just ran the test again and it’s still 0.00???
Is that even possible? I don’t know if my Hanna checker is bad? Is my carbon dosing offsetting the NO3? Is my skimmer stripping it out?
Any advice would be appreciated.