No Results Red Sea No Pox

sdavi66572 · Aug 8, 2016

Been using red seas no pox for about 3 three weeks with no results. I have a 240 gallon DT with a 40 gallon sump. I have been dosing 30 ml a day for 3 weeks in my sump. My DT glass seems to be staying cleaner longer. My nitrates are above 10 and my phosphates are about 6. Not sure if I am doing something wrong or do I need to be more patience.

Waterjockey · Aug 8, 2016

sdavi66572 said:
Been using red seas no pox for about 3 three weeks with no results. I have a 240 gallon DT with a 40 gallon sump. I have been dosing 30 ml a day for 3 weeks in my sump. My DT glass seems to be staying cleaner longer. My nitrates are above 10 and my phosphates are about 6. Not sure if I am doing something wrong or do I need to be more patience.

You are dosing to reduce nitrates? If so, have they dropped at all?

sdavi66572 · Aug 8, 2016

Waterjockey said:
You are dosing to reduce nitrates? If so, have they dropped at all?

Yes, I have drop some. Not sure how much.

Waterjockey · Aug 8, 2016

sdavi66572 said:
Yes, I have drop some. Not sure how much.

Usually when dosing carbon, once the nitrates start dropping, they do so quickly (over the course of a few days)....and you need to cut back on dosing (rule of thumb about 50% for "maintenance" dose). If they have stopped dropping, you could always increase the dose slightly