Replicating neo-phos and neo-nitrate

[doubleshot00]

Anyone replicate neo-phos/nitrate using sodium nitrate and sodium phosphate?

I ask because i have the dosing dialed in on my tank using Neo-phos/nitrate but I'm almost out. I do have have sodium nitrate and sodium phosphate. I would like to replicate it but don't really know how.

I can go get more but wanting to save the $.

 

[Miami Reef]

Anyone replicate neo-phos/nitrate using sodium nitrate and sodium phosphate?

I ask because i have the dosing dialed in on my tank using Neo-phos/nitrate but I'm almost out. I do have have sodium nitrate and sodium phosphate. I would like to replicate it but don't really know how.

I can go get more but wanting to save the $.

I have both those products. They work great and are reef safe.

Here’s the calculator. Use potassium nitrate and potassium phosphate as the entries; it will be close enough for our purpose.

James' Planted Tank - Dosing Calculator

 

[V A R I A N T]

I’ve had great luck doing the same with Green Leaf Aquariums brand. They offer a nice variety of supplies, bottles, and their CO2 regulators are top notch if you need one for a calcium reactor.

GLA Reef Tank Fertilizer Package (KNO3 & KH2PO4) - Bags

Green Leaf Aquariums Reef Fertilizer Kit (bag format) supplies essential nitrate and phosphate for reef aquarium tanks.

greenleafaquariums.com

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I’ve had great luck doing the same with Green Leaf Aquariums brand. They offer a nice variety of supplies, bottles, and their CO2 regulators are top notch if you need one for a calcium reactor.

GLA Reef Tank Fertilizer Package (KNO3 & KH2PO4) - Bags

Green Leaf Aquariums Reef Fertilizer Kit (bag format) supplies essential nitrate and phosphate for reef aquarium tanks.

greenleafaquariums.com

I'm not a fan of potassium nitrate for this purpose. Too much potential for potassium to rise excessively.

 

[EricR]

What you have looks good to me.
I'm using Trisodium Phosphate and Calcium Nitrate from Loudwolf and they're working well for me.

Planted Tank Dosing Calculator in post #2 is where I started also.

I don't have a scale accurate enough for exact phosphate calcs for mix so went with:
0.5 teaspoon trisodium phosphate into 1 liter of RO/DI
*seems to be working out roughly the same as NeoPhos (that I ran out of) and, obviously, just adjust dose based on testing.

I've only had to dose nitrates a couple of times so no experience with NeoNitro but went with:
113 grams calcium nitrate (total bottle I had) into 500 mL of RODI

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

What you have looks good to me.
I'm using Trisodium Phosphate and Calcium Nitrate from Loudwolf and they're working well for me.

Those are good choices, IMO.

 

[Miami Reef]

Those are good choices, IMO.

I agree. The only problem with calcium nitrate is that it can be difficult to find a source without impurities. If you can find it, I believe it is optimal.

 

[EricR]

I agree. The only problem with calcium nitrate is that it can be difficult to find a source without impurities. If you can find it, I believe it is optimal.

Loudwolf website has every food-grade additive I could ever think of at better-than-Amazon prices,,, plus free shipping. (That's where I buy mine, FWIW)