Trying to reduce Nitrates and Phosphates but worried about using GFO, PhosphateE or NoPox

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Had the exact same experience as you, No3 at 25 and Po4 at .15, tank was a little over a year old. NoPox worked for me as well. I was dosing 3ml every other day on a 65g system for about a month and then stopped once they finally came down. Run a refug with chaeto, caulerpa and MiracleMud and no socks in a Triton style sump. Now…No3 stay at around 2-3 and Po4 around 0.07. Use 3-5 drops of PhosphateRx based on Melevs recommendation maybe once a week when they creep up to .1 or so. Also dose MB7 once a week. Tank is now over 2 years old and on cruise control pretty much.

But do heed the warnings of others…go slow and test frequently…you don’t want to battle Dino’s !!
 
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Well, it's been 10 days of dosing NoPox (4ml in 120g tank).
I also did my monthly 30g water change yesterday.
Beginning
Alk 9.6​
Nitrate 28.4​
Phosphate .15​
Calc 420​
Magn 1330​

Today
Alk 9.9 (water change, it has been holding at 9.7)​
Nitrate 18.5​
Phosphate .06 (probably stopping NoPox in the next day or two)​
Calc 395 (yikes)​
Magn 1350​
 

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