TO NITRATE FX OR NOT TO NITRATE FX THAT IS THE QUESTION?

[SAMS]

I have a 1000L reef tank which has been running since the end of May 2019.
I am using the following filtration in the tank:

X FILTER 1.7 rollermat filter
Nyos 220 protein skimmer (which was recently cleaned and seems to be performing 100 times better since the clean).
30L Siporax Bio Media.

I have tested my nitrates and phosphates tonight and they are:

NITRATES:
ABOVE 4PPM ON RED SEA LOW RANGE NITRATE PRO KIT
BETWEEN 4-8PPM ON RED SEA HIGH RANGE NITRATE PRO KIT

PHOSPHATES:
0.02PPM USING HANNA PHOSPHATE CHECKER


I am aiming to follow the Red Sea Mixed Reef Recipe (except for the dosing of nopox, as my filtration seems to be copying with the levels, except for slightly elevated nitrates).
Red Sea say to have between 1-2ppm of nitrates on the Mixed Reef Recipe.

I was considering adding some Nitrate FX resin into my unused Nyos Torq reactor to help reduce the nitrates down.
I have worked out that a 250ml bag would reduce the nitrates in my tank by about 5ppm.
Where I can I do not want to dose anything to reduce the nitrates.
Does anybody have any experience of using Nitrate FX resin?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

You’ll never see a difference between 4 ppm nitrate and 2 ppm nitrate.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

There is no nitrate binding resin that works in seawater, as far as I know.
It may bind other things that have a nitrate lowering effect by preventing their breakdown. Organics, for example.

 

[SAMS]

Ok Thankyou for your help

 

[MabuyaQ]

I would not do anything to lower nitrates, unless there is evidence of unwanted nitrateconsumers (algae) being present.

 

[leedsrhinojohn]

If your tank is happy then don't change what you are doing or go chasing nutrient numbers, every tank runs differently so if it aint broke don't fix it

 

[SAMS]

Thanks for all of the suggestions.
I’ve not had any algae issues in the tank except for a little bit of brown sandwich when the tank was brand new which soon burnt out.

I think I will give the nitrate FX a miss at the moment.

 

[Jumbo]

There is no nitrate binding resin that works in seawater, as far as I know.
It may bind other things that have a nitrate lowering effect by preventing their breakdown. Organics, for example.

So, Blue Life Nitrate FX (anion resin) works as any other cheaper brand of anion resin? What do you think about that?

 

[NormanB]

Old thread, but I'm wondering if it works.

Thanks!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Old thread, but I'm wondering if it works.

Thanks!

Works to do what?

As I stated, it cannot bind nitrate in seawater. It will likely bind organic matter, like lots of other products (purigen, GAC, polyfilter, etc.) and that may have a nitrate lowering effect as the organics are removed rather than broken down.

 

[NormanB]

Thanks Randy.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

You're welcome.

Happy reefing.