Red Sea NoPox users

mikellini · Feb 4, 2015

And continue to increase you dose by 2 ml per week until you see movement

Randy Holmes-Farley · Feb 4, 2015

nicodim55 said:
I have done the water change and some ppl said not to do too much as it would cycle my tank all over again by removing the good stuff. Even after changing it there was no difference in the nitrates level although the reason for my water change so close together is that one of the news got sucked up in the powerhead. So rather than have it toxify the tank I did a water change.

Water changes never cause cycling. Those people mistakenly thing the bacteria of the nitrogen cycle are in the water, but the are attached to surfaces like rock and sand.

nicodim55 · Feb 5, 2015

This is what the skimmer is pulling out while using NoPOx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlTrszr6oT8

nicodim55 · Feb 7, 2015

Update: 3rd week using NoPox no noticeable reduction in Nitrates

I'm sure the anemone getting sucked up by the powerhead didn't help.

ReefAddict34g · Feb 7, 2015

Mine does the same thing, clouds the water sometimes, I dose 5ml every day in a 50 total water volume tank. Corals do look way better though!

nicodim55 · Feb 7, 2015

ReefAddict34g said:
Mine does the same thing, clouds the water sometimes, I dose 5ml every day in a 50 total water volume tank. Corals do look way better though!

Right? mine gets cloudy minutes after I add it then clears up after an hour.

ReefAddict34g · Feb 7, 2015

I also get a whitish buildup on the glass sometimes too, not sure if this is from the Chemicals or oyster feast I feed

nicodim55 · Feb 7, 2015

ReefAddict34g said:
I also get a whitish buildup on the glass sometimes too, not sure if this is from the Chemicals or oyster feast I feed

That I don't get, just your normal green algae that grows on the panels.

mikellini · Feb 7, 2015

What's your total daily dose at now? And water volume again?

nicodim55 · Feb 7, 2015

mikellini said:
What's your total daily dose at now? And water volume again?

The tank is 151g and I have a 70g sump so I would say 150g total volume with rocks taken into account. Daily dosage of 15ml, going to increase it to recommended dosage of 20ml starting tomorrow.

ReefAddict34g · Feb 7, 2015

Its like a whiteish film, not algae, no clue what it really is. I dose 5ml per day 34g solana 20 gallon sump. 54 total gallons

reefboxerguy317 · Feb 7, 2015

I was in a similar situation with nitrates hovering around 64 in my reef tank. Needless to say corals weren't doing well and had nasty cyano on my sand and covering some rocks. What I did was two 50% water changes a couple of days apart, and then started nopox dosing at 3ml per 25 gallons (I have about 100 gallons). It's been about three months since then and nitrates have stayed less than 5 and all the cyano is gone and has not returned, and corals that hadn't grown in months have exploded.

IMO I'd recommend a couple of big water changes to knock the nitrates down and then see how dosing goes. Worked for me. Good luck.

nicodim55 · Feb 7, 2015

reefboxerguy317 said:
I was in a similar situation with nitrates hovering around 64 in my reef tank. Needless to say corals weren't doing well and had nasty cyano on my sand and covering some rocks. What I did was two 50% water changes a couple of days apart, and then started nopox dosing at 3ml per 25 gallons (I have about 100 gallons). It's been about three months since then and nitrates have stayed less than 5 and all the cyano is gone and has not returned, and corals that hadn't grown in months have exploded.

IMO I'd recommend a couple of big water changes to knock the nitrates down and then see how dosing goes. Worked for me. Good luck.

I must have replaced 100% or more of the water since I started 3 weeks ago and you would think that much water change would have helped lower it but no. And having a nem get sucked up didn't really help the situation

Good news is I don't have cyano problem during all this. So you you say 3 months, I guess I have a couple more months to go

mikellini · Feb 8, 2015

nicodim55 said:
The tank is 151g and I have a 70g sump so I would say 150g total volume with rocks taken into account. Daily dosage of 15ml, going to increase it to recommended dosage of 20ml starting tomorrow.

I think you might get another bloom with that kind of increase. I would jump to 18 for ~5 days, then 21 for 5, then re-test.

nicodim55 · Feb 8, 2015

mikellini said:
I think you might get another bloom with that kind of increase. I would jump to 18 for ~5 days, then 21 for 5, then re-test.

Ok good to know thanks for looking out I will try that

nicodim55 · Feb 10, 2015

4th week with NoPox started and no change on the horizon

but must stay positive

Randy Holmes-Farley · Feb 10, 2015

Yes, stay positive. Nitrate kits are not all that sensitive to small changes, FWIW.

Squamosa · Feb 10, 2015

Hi all

Just to be clear, the MSDS states that the product is a mixture of acetic acid and methanol!

http://5w56d28u4co20frgwagf5y18.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/NO3-PO4-X.pdf

Good luck

Randy Holmes-Farley · Feb 11, 2015

According to tests that were done on it, It does contain those, but it has a lot more ethanol than methanol. Ethanol may just not need to be listed as a hazardous component.