Are there any serious SPS keepers using NoPox?

[Potatohead]

Ok so here we are about 3.5 weeks later, I'm still battling cyano. It seems lighter than it was and grows back a little slower. I have been siphoning it with water changes 1-2 times per week. It grows back after about 2-3 days, although slightly thinner. It's mostly on the sand but some grows on the rocks which is easy to blow off. I guess (hope) I'm on the right track, just taking longer than I expected. My nopox dose is only .3 ml daily.

The good news is over the last ten days or so my corals are starting to look happier and my alk consumption has gone up quite a bit.

 

[blizzardscout2]

That is good to hear. Keep the updates coming. I'm sure the cyano will go away eventually with time and good maintenance.


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[SnowManSnow]

NoPox will drop your NO3 and PO4 to slap 0... if thats what you're after

 

[DiscusHeckel]

NoPox will drop your NO3 and PO4 to slap 0... if thats what you're after

As above, but perhaps PO4 may start to rise once NO3 becomes limited.

If you want to lower both NO3 and PO4, but maintain some to ensure that your corals will not starve and die, then I would suggest Tropic Marin NP-Bacto-Balance.

I have been using this product for more than two years. If you are on Facebook have a look at a Note I prepared on this product:

https://www.facebook.com/notes/trout/tropic-marin-np-bacto-balance/994790687313347/

 

[bowen1022]

As above, but perhaps PO4 may start to rise once NO3 becomes limited.



If you want to lower both NO3 and PO4, but maintain some to ensure that your corals will not starve and die, then I would suggest Tropic Marin NP-Bacto-Balance.



I have been using this product for more than two years. If you are on Facebook have a look at a Note I prepared on this product:



https://www.facebook.com/notes/trout/tropic-marin-np-bacto-balance/994790687313347/

This isn't available in the US



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[DiscusHeckel]

This isn't available in the US

That does not sound good, but you can have it shipped directly from Germany. The product itself is fairly cheap. It will be tax free too in your case as you live outside the EU zone.

 

[bowen1022]

That does not sound good, but you can have it shipped directly from Germany. The product itself is fairly cheap. It will be tax free too in your case as you live outside the EU zone.

I'll have to check on that... I am currently using nopox in my nano but I am afraid of driving nutrients too low, then worried about driving nitrates too low and having phosphate creep, then I'm worried about N and P going out of balance and getting cyano or something. So a product like this would work perfect I think. It also sucks because I can't use cheato because I don't have enough room.


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[DiscusHeckel]

If you decide to use it, let me know. I will pm you the name of the shop in Germany.