Dosing Nitrate, whats the best method?

Fisherman Joe · Nov 19, 2019

Hi all.

Struggling to find actual instructions on how to dose nitrate in an aquarium.

I have setup a new 600L Triton method aquarium with a large algae bed and its starting to become over powered, ripping my nutrients out too quick. I have added the NO3 Beta from Triton but its £25 for 100ml.

I live in the UK and cant find a good source of Sodium Nitrate other than this:

https://cheesemakingshop.co.uk/shop...J_NNuC2WaktkPnLcC5_2yv2ONeb8r78xoCSlMQAvD_BwE

Not sure if that's any good?

In the meantime i am lowering my refugium lighting hours to allow my nutrients to creep back up. Currently my NO3 is 1.0ppm and KO4 is 0.07ppm (with dosing nitrate). If i stop, the Nitrate quickly drops to zero.

Marlon C · Nov 19, 2019

I can ship some nitrate I make and phosphate

my.PsychReef · Nov 19, 2019

Hi mate, instead of dosing perhaps just increase feeding/and make it daily? Then monitor how nitrates fluctuates by testing nitrates daily or every other day. Once nitrates is increased & stabilised then slowly cut down the feeding.

ceallen · Nov 19, 2019

Stump remover worked really well for me.

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I've seen a few threads on this topic in concerns to raising Nitrates. I picked up a bottle but haven't the slightest clue on how much to dose. Im not the best with math so the few calculations I have seen provided online don't allow me to come to my own conclusion.. afraid it will be off. So...

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Fisherman Joe · Nov 21, 2019

I have my refugium only on for 6 hours now and it’s stripping out the nutrients too quick.

I am feeding lots of food each day and it’s not raising nitrates.

Anyone know where I can get some stump killer or sodium nitrate in the UK?

sixty_reefer · Nov 21, 2019

Fisherman Joe said:
I have my refugium only on for 6 hours now and it’s stripping out the nutrients too quick.

I am feeding lots of food each day and it’s not raising nitrates.

Anyone know where I can get some stump killer or sodium nitrate in the UK?

hi mate in the uk you can get sodium nitrate from Amazon

Peach02 · Nov 21, 2019

my.PsychReef said:
Hi mate, instead of dosing perhaps just increase feeding/and make it daily? Then monitor how nitrates fluctuates by testing nitrates daily or every other day. Once nitrates is increased & stabilised then slowly cut down the feeding.

+1

siggy · Nov 21, 2019

You could always loose the fuge, cut back feeding and crank the skimmer if needed.

Fisherman Joe · Nov 21, 2019

sixty_reefer said:
hi mate in the uk you can get sodium nitrate from Amazon

You got a link? I can only find potassium nitrate.

As for the other suggestions, my fuge is on for just 6 hours atm. Don’t want to skim less to lose oxygenation in the water and I’m also currently feeding flake 4 times a day via an automatic feeder plus one frozen cube.

think I’m going to have to dose until I get more fish.

sixty_reefer · Nov 21, 2019

Fisherman Joe said:
You got a link? I can only find potassium nitrate.

As for the other suggestions, my fuge is on for just 6 hours atm. Don’t want to skim less to lose oxygenation in the water and I’m also currently feeding flake 4 times a day via an automatic feeder plus one frozen cube.

think I’m going to have to dose until I get more fish.

Sorry got busy at work and forgot to correct, on Amazon you can get potassium nitrate. It will be just as good

dhof · Nov 21, 2019

Fisherman Joe said:
You got a link? I can only find potassium nitrate.

As for the other suggestions, my fuge is on for just 6 hours atm. Don’t want to skim less to lose oxygenation in the water and I’m also currently feeding flake 4 times a day via an automatic feeder plus one frozen cube.

think I’m going to have to dose until I get more fish.

Here is a link for the sodium nitrate I use. https://www.loudwolf.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=69