What to use to dose Nitrate?

[Aaron Soliz]

All nitrate dosing raises alk the same amount per unit of nitrate added.

It may be better to use ammonium carbonate ( alk neutral) or ammonium chloride (depletes alk) to boost N.

Do you mind sharing with me the difference between the two you just mentioned please.

 

[90guzmanj]

I've got higher phosphates and no nitrates. I'm at .08 phosphate (Hanna phosphorous) and 0 nitrate (salifert and red sea).

Still have gha and some Cyrano starting to build.

I feed daily heavy and and have some nps corals and inverts that I also feed heavy with (gorgonians, flame scallop, sun polyp).

What is best to use to dose nitrates with?

Nyos nitrate+

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Do you mind sharing with me the difference between the two you just mentioned please.

Sure.

I describe them in detail here, and many folks have posted their experiences.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/diy-ammonia-dosing-for-low-nitrate-systems.987087/