NO3:PO4

[takeastabatit22]

Any one out their use red see nopox?
I used it to a year no problems. Then weaned my self off it. After a couple mouths I couldn't maintain low no3. So I started back on it. As expected. It's doing a good job. But I'm am getting cyanobacteria again. I noticed while off it was all gone. Now tank gets just covered again.
Is this the imbalance in nutreances?

Salinity 1.25
Temp 77
Alk 8.4
Cal 430
Mag 1340
No3 2
Po4 0.03

Is this normal? I had it last to.e also.
Any tips? Or exsperance?

Ultimately would love to be off it. But tank seems to run too rich in no3

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[albert_dao]

That level of offset from NO3 and Po4 shouldn't cause your cyano. You have other contributing factors. got a pic of the tank and how it's set up?

[takeastabatit22]

That level of offset from NO3 and Po4 shouldn't cause your cyano. You have other contributing factors. got a pic of the tank and how it's set up?Last week no3 was over 50.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180529/1e8ccc8bba37a4ef6f6f2f11f8c6ddec.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180529/7aea9d871746c6bea38d2e39957809d0.jpg

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[takeastabatit22]

Last week no3 was over 50.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180529/1e8ccc8bba37a4ef6f6f2f11f8c6ddec.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180529/7aea9d871746c6bea38d2e39957809d0.jpg

Sent from my SM-G935W8 using TapatalkI had none befor nopox just heavy coraline

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[DKoKoMan]

Could be the change in nitrates (being reduced quickly). My tank is about to it 2 months after the transfer, I used all new sand and added some cured LR. I’m currently dealing with cyano myself, it’s on the sandbed and on the rocks trying to cover corals :angry:

As far as NOPOx goes, I used it in my overstocked 150g and it was a beast in nitrate reduction. The only negative was bacteria clumps in my sump (looked like a yellow/brown slime). I would use a turkey baster and suck it out.

[rsisvixen]

I have used nopox to get rid of cyno, it worked well for me.
Could be your flow isn't strong enough in those areas, cyno likes low flow areas.

[albert_dao]

Yah, if I were to venture a guess, I'd first tackle the flow. Looks like you have a pair of Apex pumps in there, which would normally be sufficient, but your rockwork is really dense. A couple smaller pumps (Sicce Xtreams, etc) behind the rock would do wonders. That or you could just open up the rockwork.

Also, how is your sump set up? Are there any large piles of detritus?

Nice Candy Basslet btw!

[Myka]

If you use biopellets and plumb the reactor outlet to the skimmer inlet you will get much less cyano problem. Dosing products into the water column (liquid carbon dosing) I see a lot more cyano.

[takeastabatit22]

Yah, if I were to venture a guess, I'd first tackle the flow. Looks like you have a pair of Apex pumps in there, which would normally be sufficient, but your rockwork is really dense. A couple smaller pumps (Sicce Xtreams, etc) behind the rock would do wonders. That or you could just open up the rockwork.

Also, how is your sump set up? Are there any large piles of detritus?

Nice Candy Basslet btw!Nice suggestion. I'll try somthing behind rock.
Sump is good. I'll get some build up on the rock but carbon ushualy cleans it up.
I get a build up of carbon and gfo from the reactors which I don't like.
In the sump I've got 30lbs live rock 2 LF reactors a baby pawerhead 6 mangroves a reef octopus and filter sock which I change daily.

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[takeastabatit22]

If you use biopellets and plumb the reactor outlet to the skimmer inlet you will get much less cyano problem. Dosing products into the water column (liquid carbon dosing) I see a lot more cyano.I like that idea. But have never used them.

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[Animal-Chin]

My opinion, and its just my opinion is that carbon dosing does throw things out of whack. Ive tried a few kinds, some reefers I know have tried a few kinds and we've all experienced some pretty traumatic results from what we think happened while dosing.

I've seen your set up, its awesome. With your lowish fish load you should be able to maintain good parameters with regular feeding and good skimming/waterchanges.

Are you experiencing bad hair algea or something, is that why you want to dose or are you worried about high nitrate with your sps coral?

I'd ween off carbon dosing again and see if you can stablize things naturally. Do a few larger water changes and let the system settle after having carbon dumped in it for a long time.

Again, just my thoughts through my experience. Im not a master but I have a 125 heavily stocked, like over stocked and my nitrates stay at 5-10 with skimming and cheato. Just something to think about.

[takeastabatit22]

Yah, if I were to venture a guess, I'd first tackle the flow. Looks like you have a pair of Apex pumps in there, which would normally be sufficient, but your rockwork is really dense. A couple smaller pumps (Sicce Xtreams, etc) behind the rock would do wonders. That or you could just open up the rockwork.

Also, how is your sump set up? Are there any large piles of detritus?

Nice Candy Basslet btw!K I did it. I swore I would never touch rock scape again! But I squeezed a wav in the back corner out of sight behind dense rock. A few ppl have said the same thing. Rookie move

[takeastabatit22]

So I've stopped nopox and my red age stopped

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[H2o2]

Aqua forest salt ?

[takeastabatit22]

Red sea bluebucket

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[Animal-Chin]

I wonder if anyone has ever used this product long term? I’ve never heard a real success story with anyone using more than a few months..