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Hi all.. I am new to this wonderful hobby and I have a question.

My phosphate is .10 and my nitrates are slowly creeping up and is currently at 22.4.

I spoke to my local Fish Shop owners and he suggested that I should considering carbon dosing. He recommended "Liquid carbon source (LCS) from professional coral solutions".

The question I have is.. reading the instructions on the bottle, they suggest you dose the solution into your sump in a high flow area..I don't have a sump..yet.. can I dose the solutions straight into my DT?

Thanks in advance.
 

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I went there and found trace elements, reef food and phosphate remover the link for the carbon source was broken
any way did the LFS provide a reason for the endorsement
 

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Hi all.. I am new to this wonderful hobby and I have a question.

My phosphate is .10 and my nitrates are slowly creeping up and is currently at 22.4.

I spoke to my local Fish Shop owners and he suggested that I should considering carbon dosing. He recommended "Liquid carbon source (LCS) from professional coral solutions".

The question I have is.. reading the instructions on the bottle, they suggest you dose the solution into your sump in a high flow area..I don't have a sump..yet.. can I dose the solutions straight into my DT?

Thanks in advance.
You say you don’t have a sump….
Does that also mean you don’t have a protein skimmer?

Anytime you are carbon dosing you should really have a skimmer running as well.
 

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I went there and found trace elements, reef food and phosphate remover the link for the carbon source was broken
any way did the LFS provide a reason for the endorsement

Probably because they sell it.
 

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The question I have is.. reading the instructions on the bottle, they suggest you dose the solution into your sump in a high flow area..I don't have a sump..yet.. can I dose the solutions straight into my DT?
If you dose into a high flow area such as in front of a powerhead/gyre in your DT then you should be fine.

Any idea what the ingredients are for the carbon source?
 

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Any idea what the ingredients are for the carbon source?

It seems they have removed the page from their web site, but it previously said:

"Specifically formulated with several carbon sources, vitamins and amino acids to rapidly increase the bacteria population in marine aquariums."
 
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You say you don’t have a sump….
Does that also mean you don’t have a protein skimmer?

Anytime you are carbon dosing you should really have a skimmer running as well.
Hi GlassMunky.

Yes, I do have a protein skimmer.
 

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It seems they have removed the page from their web site, but it previously said:

"Specifically formulated with several carbon sources, vitamins and amino acids to rapidly increase the bacteria population in marine aquariums."

Very impressive. “Several” is certainly better than just one.
 

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