Struggling to keep Nitrates & Phosphates with a tank full of Tangs

[Merge_595]

What are you guy's/gals using. I remember the day's of struggling to keep it from being high..now I can't keep just barely enough..stopped dosing bacteria..tuned the skimmer down..dosing almost daily..always back to almost nothing PO4 0.01 NO3 1..

 

[fishywishy]

Get more fish and feed more

 

[Merge_595]

Get more fish and feed more

I have a Black Tank, Purple Tang, 2 Gem Tangs, Hippo Tang, Yellow Tang, White Tail Tang, Sailfin Tang, clowns, wrasse...feed 12 cubes a day + Algae sheets lol..& I put silverside in the sump to deteriorate..still nothing!

 

[Miami Reef]

What tests are you using?

 

[Merge_595]

What tests are you using?

Phosphate back to 0.01

 

[helmsreef]

Other than the black tang they are still pretty small, once they all grow they will definitely contribute to higher nitrate levels. Have you also compared your nitrate readings with another tester?

 

[ninjamyst]

Your tank also looks new. Your rocks are absorbing phosphate. Don't worry, it will leech it all back in 6 months =P and you will be asking how to remove phosphate.....hahaha

 

[UMALUM]

How old is the build? Could the rock and substrate be sucking it up?

 

[UMALUM]

Your tank also looks new. Your rocks are absorbing phosphate. Don't worry, it will leech it all back in 6 months =P and you will be asking how to remove phosphate.....hahaha

Jinx

 

[Merge_595]

Other than the black tang they are still pretty small, once they all grow they will definitely contribute to higher nitrate levels. Have you also compared your nitrate readings with another tester?

I haven't I used to use Salifert & Red Sea years ago but I've pretty much stuck to hanna..maybe I need to try another test you think..but man my glass is squeaky clean for DAY'S. I just dumped another 50 ml PO4 & NO3 & it'll probably give me a reading now & be back to almost ZERO tomorrow...

 

[Merge_595]

Your tank also looks new. Your rocks are absorbing phosphate. Don't worry, it will leech it all back in 6 months =P and you will be asking how to remove phosphate.....hahaha

Yes 6 months

 

[ninjamyst]

Also get some reef roids...will skyrocket your phosphate =P

 

[Merge_595]

How old is the build? Could the rock and substrate be sucking it up?

6 months

 

[Merge_595]

Also get some reef roids...will skyrocket your phosphate =P

Lol I thought about that i used it years ago but I'm not trying to explode green hair algae either lol

 

[SaltyCrew4u]

I haven't I used to use Salifert & Red Sea years ago but I've pretty much stuck to hanna..maybe I need to try another test you think..but man my glass is squeaky clean for DAY'S. I just dumped another 50 ml PO4 & NO3 & it'll probably give me a reading now & be back to almost ZERO tomorrow...

It took me two weeks to get my levels up and I dosed NeoPhos and NeoNitro. My tanks only 36 gallons so dosing was cheap for me. I also dosed 2x the recommended dose. I'd turn skimmer off or let it overflow. I'm no expert btw. The recommended dose is way lower than what you need btw.

 

[Merge_595]

It took me two weeks to get my levels up and I dosed NeoPhos and NeoNitro. My tanks only 36 gallons so dosing was cheap for me. I also dosed 2x the recommended dose. I'd turn skimmer off or let it overflow. I'm no expert btw. The recommended dose is way lower than what you need btw.

I noticed that on the recommendation dose..my calculations was to raise it by 0.04 & it only went up 0.02..

 

[jackson6745]

for the first several months that I set up my 200 gallon I had the same issues lots of fish lots of feeding no nitrates or phosphate. It wasn’t a big deal the tank flourished, and like was said before eventually it accumulates and you have sustainable levels of both.
For nitrate edition, I suggest looking into dosing ammonia. There is a long thread on it. I like it. For phosphate addition I like to feed reef roids once or twice per week the phosphate levels linger.

 

[SaltyCrew4u]

I noticed that on the recommendation dose..my calculations was to raise it by 0.04 & it only went up 0.02..

Yea stuffs weak. I'm sure not everyone agrees but with brightwell, I have to more than double the recommended dose with all of there products.

 

[exnisstech]

Maybe shut the skimmer down. Running a roller, sock? Let them overflow.

 

[Crabby48]

my dream. Having to add po4 instead of how can I keep it from climbing.