No Nutrient Spike After Fluconazole Dose

[LostNemo]

As the title states I haven’t seen any nutrient spike in my nitrate of phosphates. The fluc has been in the tank for about 2 weeks and there’s been a lot of algae die off too. Not sure what’s going. Any thoughts

Nitrates:0
Phos: 0.4

 

[Resilient]

Phosphates of 0.4 pretty high. Do you mean 0.04?

But I also didn't see a nitrate spike when I went through this recently. I had a good bit of turf algae that I think probably consumed the nitrate and wasn't killed by the fluconazole.

 

[LostNemo]

Phosphates of 0.4 pretty high. Do you mean 0.04?

But I also didn't see a nitrate spike when I went through this recently. I had a good bit of turf algae that I think probably consumed the nitrate and wasn't killed by the fluconazole.

Oh yes I meant 0.04. And I have a bit of turf algae but it’s mainly GHA so I was kinda expecting some nitrate instead of 0. And would’ve thought my phosphate would’ve spiked as well.

 

[LostNemo]

Not sure if I should dose some nitrate to bring it up and avoid the potential of Dino’s

 

[Resilient]

What nitrate test kit are you using? Is it one that can accurately read low values? And as long as there is some algae, I don't think it is unreasonable to see very low nitrates. Do you have a refugium or anything?

 

[LostNemo]

What nitrate test kit are you using? Is it one that can accurately read low values? And as long as there is some algae, I don't think it is unreasonable to see very low nitrates. Do you have a refugium or anything?

Im using the Hanna High Range Nitrate tester and its been reading 0. Dont have a refugium and not doing any carbon dosing or nopox.

Just afraid i might get a resurgence of Dinos after beating them due to zero nitrate.

Should i dose nitrate until i can see a reading? or just leave it.

 

[The_Paradox]

You’re not going to hurt anything dosing it up if it’s that low. I try to keep mine between 1 and 2.