What do you use to dose nitrates?

mattfish · Feb 26, 2020

Sodium Nitrate , go to LoudWolf on the web , about $15 for 8oz, then go to Reef Calculator, it takes a little doing to figure it out how much to use. but you'll get it.

slojim · Feb 26, 2020

Reefahholic said:
Stump Remover works and I've used it before, but ... I had to move on from Stump Remover.

Hey Reefaholic - can you expound on this? I understand your statement on the quality/purity - but what symptoms were you seeing that prompted your move? I can grab the stump remover less than a mile from my house, and was thinking about trying it out, at least until I get a few more fish in the system.

NanoSteam · Feb 26, 2020

I just use Seachem Flourish Nitrogen. They have a dosing calculator on their site as well that's very accurate. Helps maintain 5ppm in my 20g. I just add it to my newly mixed salt water for water changes.

ScottB · Feb 26, 2020

mattfish said:
Scott -- just to be clear -- 85 grams per liter as a stock solution ?, then use at 1 mil per gal per day to get to 15ppm NO3 ?

Wait wait!

I apologize, my mistake.

1ml per TEN gallons! Sorry about that.

Reefahholic · Feb 26, 2020

slojim said:
Hey Reefaholic - can you expound on this? I understand your statement on the quality/purity - but what symptoms were you seeing that prompted your move? I can grab the stump remover less than a mile from my house, and was thinking about trying it out, at least until I get a few more fish in the system.

Excuse the audio (mic issues), but this will explain. Cheers!

InvaderJim · Mar 5, 2020

Great video! Thank dumbed it down enough for me to feel confident dosing the two on my own

CoralWealth · Jul 20, 2020

following this nitrate discussion, I need to raise mine

hyprc · Jul 22, 2020

Demmelition4 said:
following this nitrate discussion, I need to raise mine

All the info and counterpoints have pretty much already been said. You just have to decide what the right path is for you based on what has been discussed

mattfish · Jul 24, 2020

Agreed , Sodium Nitrate from LoudWolf , don't mix a lot , a small amount last a long time.

techdef · Jul 26, 2020

Reefahholic said:
Excuse the audio (mic issues), but this will explain. Cheers!

Hey there, trying to follow this. Feeling a bit foolish that when I play along on the calculator I get 1230g per liter of RO/DI to get your 1ml=1ppm solution. The Loud Wolf bottle of Potassium Nitrate is only 113g? Am I missing something here? (Oh, 750 liter tank volume).

hyprc · Jul 26, 2020

techdef said:
Hey there, trying to follow this. Feeling a bit foolish that when I play along on the calculator I get 1230g per liter of RO/DI to get your 1ml=1ppm solution. The Loud Wolf bottle of Potassium Nitrate is only 113g? Am I missing something here? (Oh, 750 liter tank volume).

I think their basic bottles are 4g. It's extremely concentrated/pure. Why would you want to dose KNo3 when you could just dose NaNO3? You can overdose potassium (in my opinion, more easily than nitrate...)

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techdef · Jul 26, 2020

hyprc said:
I think their basic bottles are 4g. It's extremely concentrated/pure. Why would you want to dose KNo3 when you could just dose NaNO3? You can overdose potassium (in my opinion, more easily than nitrate...)

I was following along with the video above. NaNO3 is what’s in the bottle. Thanks

blasterman · Jul 26, 2020

I use stump remover from lowes for years on my SPS tanks. I swear some of you guys would buy reef grade dehydrated water if some carnival Barker pushed it.

1/4 teaspoon raises nitrogen a couple ppm.

hyprc · Jul 26, 2020

blasterman said:
I use stump remover from lowes for years on my SPS tanks. I swear some of you guys would buy reef grade dehydrated water if some carnival Barker pushed it.

1/4 teaspoon raises nitrogen a couple ppm.

I'd bet the concentrated pharma grade NaNO3 is still better bang for your buck. $6 makes about 4 gallons worth... when's the last time you tested potassium (same reason I don't use Fritz's product, throws off my cal and potassium)? Who knows what impurities are left in it (it's mean to kill/break down tree stumps after all...)

tundraguy1106 · Jul 26, 2020

I use this. Price is right and works very well.

Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) Aquarium Fertilizer - 1lb Jar

Shop Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) Aquarium Fertilizer (1lb Jar) for your planted aquarium aquascape. Brand: Green Leaf Aquariums (GLA). Orders ship fast worldwide and get free shipping on orders $125.

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techdef · Jul 27, 2020

blasterman said:
I use stump remover from lowes for years on my SPS tanks. I swear some of you guys would buy reef grade dehydrated water if some carnival Barker pushed it.

1/4 teaspoon raises nitrogen a couple ppm.

hah! I used to make all my own supplements back in the day. Got a little gun shy over the years. Lowe’s is a PIA around here right now. Lines to get in, lines to get out. Standingin the parking lot for 20 minutes while you wait in the hot sun. I’ll pay more for mail order until Covid vaccine thanks...

jimc40 · Aug 5, 2020

tundraguy1106 said:
I use this. Price is right and works very well.

Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) Aquarium Fertilizer - 1lb Jar

Shop Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) Aquarium Fertilizer (1lb Jar) for your planted aquarium aquascape. Brand: Green Leaf Aquariums (GLA). Orders ship fast worldwide and get free shipping on orders $125.

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Do you mix with water and dose this product?

tundraguy1106 · Aug 6, 2020

jimc40 said:
Do you mix with water and dose this product?

Yeah, I mix it with RODI water only. Here’s the calculator I used for proper mixing. I also ordered their 500 ML dosing bottles. They make dosing so much easier. Then you only have to mix up a batch every so often and just dose as needed.

calculator -http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/calculator.htm

jimc40 · Aug 14, 2020

tundraguy1106 said:
Yeah, I mix it with RODI water only. Here’s the calculator I used for proper mixing. I also ordered their 500 ML dosing bottles. They make dosing so much easier. Then you only have to mix up a batch every so often and just dose as needed.

calculator -http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/calculator.htm

just wondering how many grams you are using to 500ml