My nitrates currently hover between 0 and 1 and my zoas are suffering. Im about to start dosing stump remover, but Im not sure at what rate. Should I try to raise the nitrates by 1ppm per day or all at once to get it near 5?
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I have no experience with that material
(Stump remover)
But as always in reef tanks: change things slowly.
I would start with not more than a 1mg/l dose per day.
Measure the next day. Maybe your tanks micro biology has reduced the +1mg/l already again then.
Then decide about your next doses.
(Stump remover)
But as always in reef tanks: change things slowly.
I would start with not more than a 1mg/l dose per day.
Measure the next day. Maybe your tanks micro biology has reduced the +1mg/l already again then.
Then decide about your next doses.
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Im sure you'll get a better answer, but I would gander a guess and say slower is better.
My DT and sump is about 90G
So I will mix 10 grams of spectracide stump remover in with a liter of rodi. Then add 45ml every two days while measuring nitrate levels to see how it goes. Does that sound like a good plan?
So I will mix 10 grams of spectracide stump remover in with a liter of rodi. Then add 45ml every two days while measuring nitrate levels to see how it goes. Does that sound like a good plan?
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I dose Potassium nitrate to my tank as well. At first your going to have to figure out with a ton of dosing and testing just how much it's going to take you to raise from let's say 0ppm to 5ppm. Unless you can get more accurate then that....
I made my solution up. Then took one gallon of RODI water. Kept adding my Potassium Nitrate solution to it until I reached a 5ppm goal.
I know my approx water volume in my tank so I dosed 50% of my solution to raise to 5ppm and tested the water. I didn't register anything on the test so the next day I added the rest of the dose. Still nothing. So either my tank what eating up my Nitrate fast or I did something wrong. It took a few days of adding before my nitrates became detectable. Since then I've been adding about 10ml of the solution to keep it stable.
I made my solution up. Then took one gallon of RODI water. Kept adding my Potassium Nitrate solution to it until I reached a 5ppm goal.
I know my approx water volume in my tank so I dosed 50% of my solution to raise to 5ppm and tested the water. I didn't register anything on the test so the next day I added the rest of the dose. Still nothing. So either my tank what eating up my Nitrate fast or I did something wrong. It took a few days of adding before my nitrates became detectable. Since then I've been adding about 10ml of the solution to keep it stable.
I'm going to measure 3 times today (why not!), and try to do daily measurements and dosing
I mixed 20 grams of the stump remover into 2 Liters. I added 225ml today which should raise the nitrate level by 4.1ppm in my 90G (total volume between DT and sump)
(by the way, can I insert tables in this forum?)
Nitrate Levels
8/5 15:00 : < 1ppm (undetectable)
8/5 15:30 : Added 4.1ppm nitrate
8/5 18:00 : 2ppm
I mixed 20 grams of the stump remover into 2 Liters. I added 225ml today which should raise the nitrate level by 4.1ppm in my 90G (total volume between DT and sump)
(by the way, can I insert tables in this forum?)
Nitrate Levels
8/5 15:00 : < 1ppm (undetectable)
8/5 15:30 : Added 4.1ppm nitrate
8/5 18:00 : 2ppm
Use this calculator to make your solution.
http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/calculator.htm
Make a custom solution and getting to where you want to go is an exact science. I made a concentrated solution because I didn't want to mess with a huge gallon jug. I dissolved 232 grams KNO3 in 1L so that 5ml would raise the nitrates in my 180 gallon tank by 1ppm. I dosed 10ml and tested an hour later. It was exactly 2ppm.
http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/calculator.htm
Make a custom solution and getting to where you want to go is an exact science. I made a concentrated solution because I didn't want to mess with a huge gallon jug. I dissolved 232 grams KNO3 in 1L so that 5ml would raise the nitrates in my 180 gallon tank by 1ppm. I dosed 10ml and tested an hour later. It was exactly 2ppm.
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If the calculator is correct that's the best way to go. A lot easier to do.
I'll keep posting results for science haha and until it's stable.
At the moment, the zoas and xenias actually look worse
I changed my carbon too, it was about a month old.
Tuesday I'll bring the water to the LFS to rule out user/test errors
Nitrate Levels
8/5 15:00 : < 1ppm (undetectable)
8/5 15:30 : Added 225ml (4.1ppm) nitrate
8/5 18:00 : 2ppm
8/6 00:00 : 2ppm
8/6 00:15 : Added 150ml (2.7ppm) nitrate
8/6 17:15 : 3ppm
8/6 17:30 : Added 150ml (2.7ppm) nitrate
At the moment, the zoas and xenias actually look worse
I changed my carbon too, it was about a month old.
Tuesday I'll bring the water to the LFS to rule out user/test errors
Nitrate Levels
8/5 15:00 : < 1ppm (undetectable)
8/5 15:30 : Added 225ml (4.1ppm) nitrate
8/5 18:00 : 2ppm
8/6 00:00 : 2ppm
8/6 00:15 : Added 150ml (2.7ppm) nitrate
8/6 17:15 : 3ppm
8/6 17:30 : Added 150ml (2.7ppm) nitrate
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will be following along! I just got my KNO3 in today and was trying to calculate my dose also.. I only have a 30g tank but went with 10g into a 20oz bottle. 10ml should raise me 1ppm
Nitrate Levels
8/5 15:00 : < 1ppm (undetectable)
8/5 15:30 : Added 225ml (4.1ppm) nitrate
8/5 18:00 : 2ppm
8/6 00:00 : 2ppm
8/6 00:15 : Added 150ml (2.7ppm) nitrate
8/6 17:15 : 3ppm
8/6 17:30 : Added 150ml (2.7ppm) nitrate
8/7 11:30 : 4ppm
8/7 12:00 : Added 180ml (3.2ppm) nitrate
8/5 15:00 : < 1ppm (undetectable)
8/5 15:30 : Added 225ml (4.1ppm) nitrate
8/5 18:00 : 2ppm
8/6 00:00 : 2ppm
8/6 00:15 : Added 150ml (2.7ppm) nitrate
8/6 17:15 : 3ppm
8/6 17:30 : Added 150ml (2.7ppm) nitrate
8/7 11:30 : 4ppm
8/7 12:00 : Added 180ml (3.2ppm) nitrate
