SPS problems....need advice
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Reefpro
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Update so you all were right!!!! My nitrate kit was bad so after adding potassium nitrate like i did. My no3 shot up to 50. Did a water change and todY its at 20. Whats normal amount or what should i expect for uptake each day
Whoa man! 50ppm? It must have been super high to begin with because the amount you dosed wasn't THAT much.
How much of a water change did you do to lower it to 20ppm? You don't want to be doing water changes that big, remember, stability is key.
Shoot for 5ppm or less for nitrates. Don't dose anymore nitrates, cut back on feeding if they are still that high.
Matt
How much of a water change did you do to lower it to 20ppm? You don't want to be doing water changes that big, remember, stability is key.
Shoot for 5ppm or less for nitrates. Don't dose anymore nitrates, cut back on feeding if they are still that high.
Matt
I would wait a week do another water change and see where NO3 is then. Most of the time once your system is saturated it will stabilize there.
20 ppm isn't going to hurt anything. I've had 20 ppm and no issues.
Consumed what? Nitrate? Possible but once the system is saturated getting it down takes time, water changes remove a lot.
I would do the water changes both to ensure that anything that was getting past your RO/DO is removed. Also I would like to see 5ppm nitrate.
Hope things improve, let's us know either way.
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Reefpro
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Triton test came back and nothing to speak of except po4 was very low .008. Pottassium and iodine were also low. So possibly its all stemming from lacknof nutrients??
Update i have lost 80% of my sps alk is at 7.3 nitate is 10
Update i have lost 80% of my sps alk is at 7.3 nitate is 10
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