Nopox doing nothing

[PeterEde]

I've been dosing nopox for months and still struggling with no3.
120 liter est Inc sump. Dosing 3.6ml per day. Still no3 rises.

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

I've been dosing nopox for months and still struggling with no3.
120 liter est Inc sump. Dosing 3.6ml per day. Still no3 rises.

Are you increasing your nopox dosing on a weekly basis? 3.6 ml is very low. You start low to establish the good bacteria and not let the cyano take hold. There is a nopox dosing schedule somewhere. You should be increasing a few ML every few days until you see the nitrates start to break.

Also..what are your phosphates at? You need both for it to work

 

[Jekyl]

I've been dosing nopox for months and still struggling with no3.
120 liter est Inc sump. Dosing 3.6ml per day. Still no3 rises.

It's not an end all, be all. My guess is your export methods just aren't keeping up. Chaeto would work better.

 

[sixty_reefer]

I've been dosing nopox for months and still struggling with no3.
120 liter est Inc sump. Dosing 3.6ml per day. Still no3 rises.

Are your phosphates detectable by any chance?

 

[Uncle99]

If you trust your test, move to 5ml per day.
Make sure your skimmer is pulling stuff out.
Not sure what number you have now and what the rises look like,

 

[PeterEde]

Are you increasing your nopox dosing on a weekly basis? 3.6 ml is very low. You start low to establish the good bacteria and not let the cyano take hold. There is a nopox dosing schedule somewhere. You should be increasing a few ML every few days until you see the nitrates start to break.

Also..what are your phosphates at? You need both for it to work

I'm confused with phosphates. Atm last test was .1

 

[PeterEde]

It's not an end all, be all. My guess is your export methods just aren't keeping up. Chaeto would work better.

Running skimmer and fleece mat.
Reduced feeding

 

[PeterEde]

Are your phosphates detectable by any chance?

.1ppm last test

 

[PeterEde]

If you trust your test, move to 5ml per day.
Make sure your skimmer is pulling stuff out.
Not sure what number you have now and what the rises look like,

Down to 30 ppm after dropping from 60 via 20 liter wc over the week.
Skimmer appears to be doing its thing.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

30 ppm nitrate and 0.1 ppm phosphate is not a big problem, but dosing more NOPOX seems like a fine plan to me to keep it down or take it a bit lower.

 

[Uncle99]

Down to 30 ppm after dropping from 60 via 20 liter wc over the week.
Skimmer appears to be doing its thing.

It took about 6 months to go from 50 to 10ppm for me.

 

[PeterEde]

So 5ml wont harm anything?
My BTA just up and died in a few days without warning. Literally. Fine one day dead the next.
ALL other parameters are fine.