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Don't feed the troll
Randy,
Anyway we can translate the amount of vinegar needed in say 120 G, to what is equivalent in the ocean?
I do agree that it happens in the ocean like Randy mentioned but why do we seem to be deficient in nitrogen rather than phosphates in the aquarium but that does not seem to happen in the ocean.
I don't feed the trolls sorryThere's definitely more than one troll here...
If you're referring to me, I think the meds have gone to your head.
Make your own thread if you're serious, but you're doing nothing than detracting from a legitimate thread and probably making the OP feel like an idiot for even posting.
Still in the hospital but managed to test phosphates, 6 days after switching back to diy nopx, and ... less than 0.003ppm PO4 (actually below LOD of Merck Spectrophotometer). I don't believe it is testing error - two test were done, and no transfer vessels are used to avoid contamination. Cyano is greatly reduced to less than 20% , water and glass are crystal clear and Ca, Alk consumption raised with 30%. Really dont have explanation what is happening. Tomorrow will try to organize nitrate test.
The surface ocean is often deficient in both nitrate and phosphate relative to most aquaria.
Surface nitrate is often below 0.1 ppm and surface phosphate is often below 0.005 ppm.
My Red Sea Algae Management program arrived today and I was eager to get things setup. I read through the manual and got my game plan together. According to the directions. I would need to add 3 ml of the NO3O4X supplement for every 25 gallons. Since my aquarium is 45 gallons I figured a safe bet to start with would be 5 ml per day. I'm using my Jabeo 4 channel doser with 4 additional channels on the slave unit in order to dose 5 separate 1 ml doses every 4.5 hours per day. I also read on the instructions that it is recommended no to use in conjunction with phosphate removing media. So luckily enough my Innovate Marine Mini-Max reactor containing the AquaMaxx Granular Ferric Oxide was easy to remove by just pulling the reaction chamber out of the water. So now we wait until Saturday after my water change to see what my nitrate and phosphate levels looks like for the first week. I have also purchased the Red Sea Algae Management Pro Test Kit to use in conjunction for monitoring. Crossing my fingers for good results.
Thanks Randy,
I am aware of the low nutrients in the ocean but in our aquarium we seem on the lower end of the nitrates and at times adding nitrates to bring the phosphates down . We seem to be going out of balance in the ratio . As with in the ocean the nitrogen and phosphorus seem to be in the same ratio consistently. I am aware the ocean can not be duplicated, but is there a possible theory behind the unconsistent ratio in our aquariums.
I don't feed the trolls sorry
...banter cut out...
All you guys are doing, is taking someone's thread to push your own agenda. That's a pretty crappy thing to do.
...new banter cut out.....
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Nopox doesn't work
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This is as far as I will go.
Sorry guy, but you're being quite unpleasant. You can consider other people "trolls" or whatever you like, but it doesn't change how you're acting.
Most people who can't logically debate, resort to calling others trolls. True story.
If anything, go make your own thread.
All you guys are doing, is taking someone's thread to push your own agenda. That's a pretty crappy thing to do.
Do you know happened to nitrate during this switch?
The question is whether it was the chemical change or the amount dosed that caused the phosphate to rise.
And, of course, showing it to happen again would be even more convincing.
The direction this thread has gone, has completely derailed and purposely been hijacked from the original subject matter. And I'm appalled at the complete disrespect coming from a moderator, and other individuals, on this "family forum".
Title of the thread:
Red Sea NO3OX4X Real Time Review
... The direction this thread has gone, has completely derailed and purposely been hijacked from the original subject matter. And I'm appalled at the complete disrespect coming from a moderator, and other individuals, on this "family forum".
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And Randy, I'm not sure what else to say to you. You dodge points, make up statements, ignore even what Red Sea says about their product. Again, not sure what the drive is behind your attitude, whether it's monetary or egotistical, but if vinegar was the fix-all for our tanks, it would have been established long ago. If Nopox was the fix-all for our tanks, it would have been established long ago...
...Unnecessary inputs... ...But I already knew some people would discount that statement about tap water just to fit their own agenda. After all, I'm the ignorant, undeniably 'only here to argue' troll who has no sense of reason.
I'm not in the mood for your worthless comments!