Nitrates

[Scubalou]

Are you using the Hanna ULR for phosphates? If you’re sure it’s reading 0.00, then I would stop using the rowa.

Yes to Hanna and I will stop using rowa

 

[Scubalou]

What do you recommend to raise my phosphate

 

[Miami Reef]

What do you recommend to raise my phosphate

Sodium Phosphate Dibasic / 4 Ounce Bottle / 98+% Pure Food Grade/Fine Powder/USA https://a.co/d/fnRsIxP

Use this calculator, select potassium phosphate, and follow the instructions. 0.02ppm-0.10ppm is the recommended range, with higher being better than lower.

James' Planted Tank - Dosing Calculator

 

[Scubalou]

Thank you for your help I will let you know how this works out

 

[Doctorgori]

I am having the same issue with all of my tanks, one reads 76. Biopellets act VERY slow, so I got a Tunze macro algae reactor. It doesn’t spin chaeto very well but it seems to be working for me.

 

[Scubalou]

Yeah I had a algae scrubber going but all it was generating was a slimy algae so I shut it down about 2 weeks ago just to see what happens.

 

[tanks2u]

Thank you for your help I will let you know how this works out

I know it's only been a week for you, but curious if you followed the advice and how it's going? I'm in the same boat as you. My nitrates hang in the 50-60ppm range, and I have no phosphates. Hit a wall with bringing nitrates down and vodka dosing the last 3 weeks hasn't helped, but per my thread I started last night, I was told by several people that vodka dosing doesn't work w/out phosphates. I need to raise them just like you, so I wanted to see what you saw if anything. Thanks, and good luck!

 

[Scubalou]

I haven't tested for nitrates lately but I was given information on using sodium phosphate dibasic got off of Amazon it worked great to raise phosphate so I am waiting to test for nitrates just be careful when using the sodium I miscalculated the amount to use so use careful