About a month ago my depression was really getting the best of me and I kind of let my tank go. I stopped changing filter socks like I should, stopped doing water changes, and really got bad about my husbandry. Now that I'm doing better I'm wanting to get my tank back in order.
I tested my nitrates today and they're somewhere around 60-80ppm and Phosphate was 0.25ppm. My corals are looking fine but I'm wanting to get these numbers down. I've got a 116 gallon system so I'm not sure a large water change is going to work for me.
I've tried in the past using carbon dosing but every time I dose, I end up getting a huge bloom of Cyanobacteria. The products that I'm using are Elimi-NP and NP Bacto Balance by Tropic Marin. The Elimi-NP is the product recommended for my level of Phosphate. Has anyone else had these issues with carbon dosing with these products?
Do you guys have any other solutions for lowering my nutrients without doing large water changes?
Any help is appreciated. Getting this tank back in order is something that I really need to do to help my mental health.
I tested my nitrates today and they're somewhere around 60-80ppm and Phosphate was 0.25ppm. My corals are looking fine but I'm wanting to get these numbers down. I've got a 116 gallon system so I'm not sure a large water change is going to work for me.
I've tried in the past using carbon dosing but every time I dose, I end up getting a huge bloom of Cyanobacteria. The products that I'm using are Elimi-NP and NP Bacto Balance by Tropic Marin. The Elimi-NP is the product recommended for my level of Phosphate. Has anyone else had these issues with carbon dosing with these products?
Do you guys have any other solutions for lowering my nutrients without doing large water changes?
Any help is appreciated. Getting this tank back in order is something that I really need to do to help my mental health.