Will's 300g Re-Do

[JVU]

NOPOX is incredibly easy and effective. Like magic for reducing NO3 and PO4. Much more effective and straightforward than biopellets in my experience. I haven't had any negative side effects that I can see. The directions are dramatically easier to follow than the other various carbon dosing regimens I've seen out there, presumably due of a better safety profile or just more research. The only problem is that it may reduce your levels too much so you have to test often until it is dialed in.

 

[Gablami]

I second nopox. I dilute it 1:4 and run it off a dos. Works well.


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[roostertech]

+1 for NOPOX, I dilute it 3x and put it on dosing pump.

 

[Wlachnit]

Give this a try and lmk

https://reefbuilders.com/2017/08/15/tunze-care-bacter/

Do you dose it by itself or in addition to other additives. Sounds similar to Brightwell's MicroBacter product?

 

[Wlachnit]

Are you running a refugium? If not and no room in sump maybe a chaeto reactor?

Yeah I do have a fuge. Been thinking about adding a reactor to improve the macro algae export.

 

[Wlachnit]

That's 3 votes for nopox.


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[Vhuang168]

NoPox didn't quite work for me. Started to drop then stalled out.

Well lit fuge worked much better for me.


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[Flagg37]

I'd try a fuge since it's much more natural than dosing chemicals (like we don't do enough of that already). I was pretty surprised how effective the chaeto was. I had no3 and po4 levels that were undetectable for quite a while until I wanted to raise them intentionally and was successful by doubling my food and cutting my chaeto in half.

 

[Chromis]

For the nitrates, have you tried reducing your sandbed or vacuuming it more often?

 

[Wlachnit]

I don't have much sand for the size of the tank and I have a sand sifting goby that keeps it pretty clean. I have decided to cut my feeding for awhile and increase the lighting in my fuge to see if my macro can really take off.


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[Flagg37]

What kind of a light do you have in there?

 

[scuzy]

Should really try one of those mars aqua 300w glow light that Vincent, John and I are using. That light really grows chaeto.

 

[daddio]

You can also leave the chaeto light on 24/7?

 

[Flagg37]

You can also leave the chaeto light on 24/7?

If that's a question then yes, you can. It won't give you the pH stabilization that you usually want though.

 

[Vhuang168]

Tried it. It will be fine for a while but untimately the chaet needs rest time as well.


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[Wlachnit]

Been using a cheapie PAR38 bulb


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[scuzy]

That's mars aqua is like 69.99 great lamp for plants

 

[Wlachnit]

Well maybe it's time to upgrade it. Up until 2y ago I was using a CFL for my füge light. [emoji23]

I have seen the mars aqua light has been recommended on the build forums. I don't see a $69 version.

Are these the ones?

 

[RandyC]

Well maybe it's time to upgrade it. Up until 2y ago I was using a CFL for my füge light. [emoji23]

I have seen the mars aqua light has been recommended on the build forums. I don't see a $69 version.

Are these the ones?

This one?

MarsHydro Mars 300W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum ETL Certification Lighting for Hydroponic Indoor Greenhouse Garden Plants Growing 132W True Watt Panel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XC3LBI2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ji-LzbN4A6857

 

[scuzy]

The 65.99 is the one