How do I increase nutrients other than feeding more?

[CoralAddict645]

What do you dose to increase nitrate and phos? I’m shooting for 5ppm nitrate, it’s currently undetectable.

Picture of tank below

 

[dbl]

Can you tell us what things you're currently doing for filtration/exportation? Socks, skimmer, fuge, etc? Also what methods are you using for testing?

Lastly, your tank looks beautifully in the picture. Are you experiencing "issues" you're starting to notice? There is the old adage if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[CoralAddict645]

Can you tell us what things you're currently doing for filtration/exportation? Socks, skimmer, fuge, etc? Also what methods are you using for testing?

Lastly, your tank looks beautifully in the picture. Are you experiencing "issues" you're starting to notice? There is the old adage if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Thank you! The only filtrations on the tank are carbon reactor and chaeto refugium. The chaeto refugium is doing an excellent job, but it seems to make my water too “clean”. Ive noticed my zoas look much better with increased nutrients. I’m debating between dosing amino acids and sodium nitrate

 

[O'l Salty]

I use Seachem Flourish Phosphate to dose for phosphates. They have a dosing calculator at their website that is spot on.

 

[Softhammer]

Get rid of the refugium and carbon.

 

[Ashish Patel]

Easy, cut your skimmer usage by 30-50% or bring the skimmer line down. In a new system wet skim is a deadly weapon.

 

[hart24601]

The easiest is going to be just reducing the fuge photoperiod a bit. Let it go a couple weeks and see if need to reduce more until find the sweet spot with your feeding.

 

[Potatohead]

Reduce your chaeto ball size and/or reduce the lighting period. However as stated I probably wouldn't change too much as it looks great.

 

[marlinmon]

I would try everything that was listed above before attempting to dose nitrate or phosphate.

 

[dbl]

Agreed. Reduce the fuge/chaeto and decrease it's lighting. I would have suggested reducing skimmer time or removing socks but you didn't list those as being used. That would have been too easy...lol.

I do agree trying other methods before "adding" anything to that beautiful tank.