Nutrient decline time?

[Heres_doe_]

Just wondering on what's the fastest nitrate removal. Carbon dosing,bio pellet reactor or other ways besides water changes. I'm currently trying to bring nitrates down just a tad bit more without the bigger water changes on the weekly basis. How long does it take for these methods to work.

 

[a.t.t.r]

What are your phosphates. You may be phosphate limited instead of carbon. Raise you Po4 slightly and the nitrate will come down with it as well

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

How high is nitrate?

Fastest is not often not best.

 

[Heres_doe_]

 

[a.t.t.r]

Your Fine. Maybe up your skimming a little and very minor carbon dosing. I would not drop much under where you are as Dino’s love it. I would kill for your numbers. I can not raise my Po4 to save my life and have been dosing Po4 and silicate. Wanna trade?

 

[Heres_doe_]

Your Fine. Maybe up your skimming a little and very minor carbon dosing. I would not drop much under where you are as Dino’s love it. I would kill for your numbers. I can not raise my Po4 to save my life and have been dosing Po4 and silicate. Wanna trade?

I sumped GFO in a sock no reactor and my po4 is very stable. I want to be at about 7 with no3 so by the end of the week I'll be at about 15 if anything.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I would not rush to lower nitrate that is in the 15-20 ppm range.