NP pro dosing

[Second Shot]

Is anyone dosing higher than 1 drop/27 gallons of NP pro to bring down nitrates?

 

[jsker]

Good question. I am using the auto dosing 2000 ml solution.

Are you nitrates high, or coming down?

 

[Second Shot]

Yeah they are a bit high. Hard to tell but over 25. I've only been dosing for couple weeks but am curious what others results are in actually reducing them.

 

[120reefkeeper]

I've always dosed the recommended amount . Saying that the Pro Bio s/ NP Pro combination took a couple of weeks to ramp up. I also have a lot of media for the reduction of nitrates and phosphates. I use Life Bio fill, marine pure spheres and also have 15 liters of siporax in my sump.

 

[Second Shot]

Were your nitrates elevated at all when you started or have they just remained steady with their use?

 

[120reefkeeper]

Mine were elevated at about 10ppm and then dropped like a rock after a couple weeks. My suggestion would be to cut back on the food some and increase the frequency and size of water changes to get the nitrates down.

 

[Second Shot]

Yeah I'm not in a rush to get them down really.

 

[Second Shot]

I believe that it will be the case that they will all of a sudden drop because I saw that when I was using it last year (before I had a Dino outbreak which really set back the tank). I was also using pro bio f at the time though.

 

[120reefkeeper]

I believe that it will be the case that they will all of a sudden drop because I saw that when I was using it last year (before I had a Dino outbreak which really set back the tank). I was also using pro bio f at the time though.

Correct , it's better to just go slow and let it happen naturally.