Help with Red Sea NOPOX

[FireEMT]

I am going to start dosing NOPOX but I don't know where it start. I have a pretty bad green hair algae(GHA) outbreak from phosphate leaching from the dead organic matter from my Pukani. I soaked the pukani for a month but I guess that wasn't enough. When I test my No3/Po4 they both test at 0 but I know that has to be a false positive from the GHA. I am also running GFO but I know NOPOX states to stop that but I really want to get rid of all the phosphate and have heard people have success running both. Any information would be very much appreciated. Thanks

 

[FireEMT]

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[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I'd start following their directions and use 1-2 mL per 25 gallons (100 L) of tank water (you'll have to pick how aggressive you want to be):

http://5w56d28u4co20frgwagf5y18.wpe...wp-content/uploads/2014/07/NPX-convertion.pdf

Unless something unexpected happens sooner (like visible bacteria), I'd stick to that for at least a couple of weeks and observe. It can take a while to see effects.

 

[FireEMT]

I'd start following their directions and use 1-2 mL per gallon of tank water (you'll have to pick how aggressive you want to be):

http://5w56d28u4co20frgwagf5y18.wpe...wp-content/uploads/2014/07/NPX-convertion.pdf

Unless something unexpected happens sooner (like visible bacteria), I'd stick to that for at least a couple of weeks and observe. It can take a while to see effects.

Thanks for the information, I would really like to see this GHA disappear. I have been trying to blow the rocks off and do water changes frequently. If the NOPOX works as well as some are saying maybe I can use it solely and discontinue the GFO.

 

[William Bunton]

I'd start following their directions and use 1-2 mL per gallon of tank water (you'll have to pick how aggressive you want to be):

http://5w56d28u4co20frgwagf5y18.wpe...wp-content/uploads/2014/07/NPX-convertion.pdf

Shouldn't that say 1-2ml per 25 gallons?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Shouldn't that say 1-2ml per 25 gallons?

Oh, definitely. 1-2 mL per 100 Liters or 25 gallons.

I'll also fix the original to prevent confusion.

Note the change, @FireEMT