Raising nitrate using this ?

[David osborne]

I am going to be using this to raise nitrates in my reef tank ,

It is made from potassium nitrate but how do I work out what to dose per day ?

Has any one been using this yet ?

 

[Crabs McJones]

I am going to be using this to raise nitrates in my reef tank ,

It is made from potassium nitrate but how do I work out what to dose per day ?

Has any one been using this yet ?

What are your levels now and what do you want them to be at? @Randy Holmes-Farley may have some insight

 

[David osborne]

Hi and thanks for the reply

My No3 is 0.0 ! Most iv seen is 0.2ppm

And I would like to be in the range of 2ppm

My ALK is about 8 dkh running on a dosing pump

PO4 is 0.025 and under just now

I add 10ml per day of red sea A+B

My system is 360 litters with a range of sps and Lps corals

 

[Crabs McJones]

Hi and thanks for the reply

My No3 is 0.0 ! Most iv seen is 0.2ppm

And I would like to be in the range of 2ppm

My ALK is about 8 dkh running on a dosing pump

PO4 is 0.025 and under just now

I add 10ml per day of red sea A+B

My system is 360 litters with a range of sps and Lps corals

You should dose 4.75ML if i'm not mistaken to raise it from 0 to .2, however i'm not sure what else is in that formula since it specifies for a planted aquarium. #reefsquad please correct me if i'm wrong!

 

[David osborne]

Wow thats great and thank you for the reply

I will dose 1ml per day till the no3 reaches 2ppm and see how the tank consumes the nitrate so I can work out my working dosage

Iv also just posted an ICP test to marinlab so I will be accurate on potassium in 10 days as well

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

It will work OK, but remember it has more than nitrate and so is adding other forms too , and they are very vague/unclear/incorrect wording in describing what it is.

 

[Diesel]

You have any nutrient reducing reactors or methods on your system?
Biopellets, refugium, etc...

 

[David osborne]

I only run sirprax 25mm ceramic rings as bio filtration and a bubble Magnus curve 5 which has an up graded 2000lph pump !

I think there is about 1kg of ceramic rings in the sump

Iv never had to use phosphate remover or carbon like nopox

It's just a really clean running system

 

[Diesel]

What you can do is play with your skimmer.
Either reduce the amount of gallons you push through, dial it to a really dry skim, or put it on a timer.
It's cheap and it works.
My skimmer runs skims only 12 hours a day, the other 12 hours it's on but my pump is programmed to only 50%.
In that case I still run oxygen through the system.

 

[David osborne]

I have even turned the skimmer off for a week and it's still the same !

I feed 4 cubes of mixed frozen fish food a day plus red sea a and b

Also some sps food too

 

[David osborne]

I been thinking about taking out some of the ceramic bio media to see what would happen then

 

[Diesel]

Remembering it can take longer than a week to raise your No3

 

[David osborne]

I know I just get worried that I might crash the tank with out a skimmer ,
Just dose not feel right if you know what I mean ?

Like putting red bull on your corn flakes in the morning instead of milk lol

 

[Diesel]

I know I just get worried that I might crash the tank with out a skimmer ,
Just dose not feel right if you know what I mean ?

Like putting red bull on your corn flakes in the morning instead of milk lol

Making coffee with redbull is never wrong, just make sure you do it before 8am

If you test everyday on No3 and Po4 and get to know your tank there isn't a reason to be afraid to crash the tank.
You can also mix your own No3.
For a long time I used stumpremover but now I use sodium nitrate from Wolf.