Hi guys,
I have a Redsea reefer 425Xl tank and was dosing 3ml of Carbon (Redsea Nopox) daily when my nitrates were 58ppm. I noticed last week that suddenly my nitrates had dropped to 0.2ppm which is really low.
My phosphates are not affected by nopox and seem to be high at around 0.17. I’ve added some Rowaphos to help reduce phosphate.
In regards to the nitrate being too low not sure what my next steps should be.
1. Do I just reduce my carbon dosing slowly until my nitrates go up again?
2. Do I slowly rescue then completely stop carbon dosing?
3. Do I keep carbon dosing in a lower amount but also dose nitrates to increase them?
PS: I dose cal, Alk, mag, trace elements and amino acids daily
Any help would be much appreciated!
I have a Redsea reefer 425Xl tank and was dosing 3ml of Carbon (Redsea Nopox) daily when my nitrates were 58ppm. I noticed last week that suddenly my nitrates had dropped to 0.2ppm which is really low.
My phosphates are not affected by nopox and seem to be high at around 0.17. I’ve added some Rowaphos to help reduce phosphate.
In regards to the nitrate being too low not sure what my next steps should be.
1. Do I just reduce my carbon dosing slowly until my nitrates go up again?
2. Do I slowly rescue then completely stop carbon dosing?
3. Do I keep carbon dosing in a lower amount but also dose nitrates to increase them?
PS: I dose cal, Alk, mag, trace elements and amino acids daily
Any help would be much appreciated!