How to increase nitrate naturally?

qhduong · May 13, 2020

Just tested and seeing 0 nitrate using Red Sea, and 0.04 phos with Hanna.

My tank has a yellow tang, 2 clowns, six line wrasse, and a lawnmower blenny.

I feed 2 times a day, have a skimmer, 2 media cup with filter floss, and a bag of carbon. I noticed nitrate decreasing over time so I lowered carbon in the bag.

Anything I can do to increase nitrate naturally without dosing?

C. Eymann · May 13, 2020

reduce the number of hours you run your skimner, slack on changing filter floss, feed more

Adam H Sherman · May 21, 2020

qhduong said:
Just tested and seeing 0 nitrate using Red Sea, and 0.04 phos with Hanna.

My tank has a yellow tang, 2 clowns, six line wrasse, and a lawnmower blenny.

I feed 2 times a day, have a skimmer, 2 media cup with filter floss, and a bag of carbon. I noticed nitrate decreasing over time so I lowered carbon in the bag.

Anything I can do to increase nitrate naturally without dosing?

I’m approaching the same, did you find a solution?

Bottoming out?

I don’t thinks so but would like further opinion. According to Salifert my Nitrates are very low, rarely much higher than seen here. .04 to .09 is my normal Phosphate with a Hannah ULR tester, today is low with a .03. My thoughts are turn skimmer off or remove AC. Feed more? I’ve only got...

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Randy Holmes-Farley · May 21, 2020

Unless you are organic carbon dosing and can stop or reduce the dose, I do not see any method working nearly as cleanly and effectively as dosing sodium nitrate. It is cheap, easy, and effective.

Adam H Sherman · May 21, 2020

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
Unless you are organic carbon dosing and can stop or reduce the dose, I do not see any method working nearly as cleanly and effectively as dosing sodium nitrate. It is cheap, easy, and effective.

Thanks Randy, I’m not familiar with the process so will research it. I appreciate the lead.

qhduong · May 21, 2020

I tried feeding more, turned off skimmer to no use. I bought Brightwell Neonitro to dose and that got my nitrate up. I guess dosing is the only way really.