Okay 24 hours with 1/2 cup GFO dropped phosphate from 0.84 to 0.78.
You’re on the right path here. When you see an increase in P04, that’s when you change media. You’ll know the GFO is exhausted and you can get a better idea of how much GFO (Kent) is going to reduce Po4 in your system by a certain amount. You don’t want to get into a pattern of replacing things based on time. It’s better to do things based on necessity and seeing a gradual reduction of Po4 is going to give you a far better outcome than if you switch media weekly and end up overdoing it. I’d take that slight bump in phosphates for the security of knowing it’s time to swap in fresh media and having better control of how quickly your phosphates are being reduced. For the Kent stuff, i’d start with 1/4 of what they recommend and if you see an increase in Po4, add a little more until you see a controllable decrease.
Neither was I why I use ChemiPure which is in a pouch
Update: I’ve been using this stuff 1/2 cup per day. Phosphate today is 0.33. Would it be a good idea to chill on phosphate removal for a week to let things adjust? Or is this slow enough and keep doing what I’m doing?So I’ve been changing the GFO every 4-5 days. I’m still at 0.69 phosphate. I want to try this stuff from PetCo but I need help with how much to use.
My No3 has been 6.5-7.9 for the last week or so. I have a feeling that my DON is pretty high. I just sent in a ICP and DOC triton tests and should have results soon. My LFS has a massive used skimmer but they said if I can keep No3 low I don’t need it. I’ve been watching your phytoplankton dosing thread and thinking of trying it on this tank. Do you think I could control nutrients without a skimmer? My tank has really been liking the dead phyto-feast but live sounds better.
The simple answer is yes, it will take time but live phytoplankton dosing aids the depletion of DON that is the cause of algae blooms and other nuisances in my opinion, it’s not the only way there is also other effective ways to achieve similar results the usage of Doc will also aid to achieve similar results as the increase in Doc will reduce Nitrogen and phosphorus not just nitrates and phosphates. If I was to recommend a source of Doc I would say np bacto balance or reef actif from tropic marine that is made from seaweed ( may be similar to phytoplankton carbon source) according to tropic nuisances have more trouble in processing this forms of Doc.
What do you think about this N-DOC test?
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I haven’t used them personally although they seem a effective way to know certain amounts of nutrients that we can’t test at home, I believe that set a average amount that most balance system tend to have and will direct you how to achieve those balanceWhat do you think about this N-DOC test?
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Did you click on the link to my DOC test? They say I have no TIC or a few other things? Should I really believe them?
Sorry I didn’t had click on it before, I wasn’t ware you did the test. I assumed you were asking if the test was a good idea.
When I sent the test ALK 8.85DKH No3 7ppm. Today ALK 9DKH No3 3.9ppm. I have been adding MB7 five cap full daily. 110 gallons total water. Still growing green algae on the glass.
how long did the sample took to get to them? The issue you may have is that the if the algae was to get into the sample it could of depleted the inorganic carbon and nitrogen during the travel. It’s a tuff one to answer really.
