Nitrate Reduction 101 with sugar!!!

I still think you guys are using too much.I'm dosing 1/8 teaspoon for 55 gallons net in my system.I also dose 1ml of vinegar daily.I'm on my 3rd week of Prodi too.Everything is great water is crystal clear and no Nitrates or Phosphates.I noticed 1 stag has less polyp extension lately so i'm going to back off the sugar a bit.I think the water may be too clean now.My clam,zoo's,millies and other stag are all extended and growing.My bubble looked a bit unhappy until I started feeding.Flint&Eric you make some excellent points and I hope everyone follows your advice.This worked for me and my dosing gets lower not higher.I really think slow reduction is better then overnight reduction.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8561852#post8561852 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Flint&Eric
Yes skimmers remove bacteria, and when a bloom happens they certainly do help....but they do not prevent it. Each tank is different, due to their C:N:P ratio and the bac strains in their tank. As for your dosing, that is not uncommon. many people build up to very heavy dosages and like I mentioned above every tank is different...some can take more from the start. In my 20g I was at 2.4mL of vodka and no bloom....
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I disagree.

What we are doing here is creating a bacteria bloom and then skimming it out. I havent seen a bloom. Its happening, but there are no visible effects because its getting skimmed immediately.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8566828#post8566828 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by archie1709
Hey Everyone: AZ-NO3. Discussion Closed.

:smokin:
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Which is probably just expensive sugar water.
 
2nd day of 1/4 tsp sugar in a 72 G tank per day. Does it normaly cause a diatom outbreak in the begining? Anyone else have this? I have been using Prodibio for 6 monthes, and not seen much effect from it. Thought I would try boosting it with sugar.

Rob
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8567016#post8567016 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RichConley
I disagree.

What we are doing here is creating a bacteria bloom and then skimming it out. I havent seen a bloom. Its happening, but there are no visible effects because its getting skimmed immediately.
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I've been dosing sugar since 11/5 and I haven't seen a bloom in both the 24g nano nor the 75g. The nitrate level is still the same but water clarity is better especially on the nano. But after adding a bit of Hennessy Cognac last night the skimmer got a cupfull this morning.
 
My nitrates have been at 20-40ppm for the longest time. I dosed my 55g with 1/4tsp of sugar daily, and after a week my nitrates went down to 5ppm. Just thought I'd post my results.
 
I have a 150 G reef tank that the nitrate level never been below 10, infact it was usually around 20ppm. After reading this thread I started dosing sugar. In less then 10 days nitrate went down to zero. I kept dosing for another 2 weeks, they are still zero however I am having diatom outbreak. Phosphate is zero. Using RO for replacing evoporated water (shouldn't be silica, didn't measure it however). I just stopped dosing sugar, will be updating.
PS: Dosing sugar is perfectly scientific, but it involves microbiology more than chemistry.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8567044#post8567044 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RichConley
Which is probably just expensive sugar water.
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Whatever. But it works and it isn't that expensive either. The dosage is lab tested and all too so no guess work here.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8585330#post8585330 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by archie1709
Whatever. But it works and it isn't that expensive either. The dosage is lab tested and all too so no guess work here.
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Its lab tested? I havent seen the published paper yet.
 
any sps dominated tanks have any results they want to post, gonna give this a try probaly tonite, at the moment I only have a few sps though.
 
I have read all 13 pages of this thread. I'm going to give it a try. From what I have read it seems like the bloom comes from using too much too soon. I do have a question about UV. Should I turn off my UV filter?
 
well I dosed about 1/4 teaspoon yesterday, and my nitrates were upwards of 60-70, they are now showing 40 this morning...all of my corals look great polyp extention is normal, water clarity is normal as well.

I think the best way to do this is slow, dont try and get them down immediatly just take it slow so you dont messs anything up. I dosed another 1/4 tablespoon this morning as well.
 
Nitrate reduction should take weeks or months. A small dose that lowers levels slowly is far better for your system. I think you're right to go slow. I wouldn't change your dosage for at least 2 weeks, and only if your NO3 is not still going down. Much safer than increasing dosage every few days until you get a bloom then cutting it in 1/2 IMO. I think the goal should be finding a very low dose that can added long term as part of your husbandry that keeps NO3 just at 0. Not too crazy low, stripping the water of all it's nutrients. JMO
 
This sugar treatment made all my cheato die. :)

I'm currently dosing 1/2 tsp every other day and my nitrates are about 40 from 180+ This is quite awesome results considering I have doubled my feedings, which aren't all that small in the first place.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8585385#post8585385 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RichConley
Its lab tested? I havent seen the published paper yet.
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Actually YOU have no proof that it wasn't lab tested. It would be condescending of you to consider that this specific product, with which all users have testified its effectiveness and long-term safety, was never lab tested and only a bunch of jokers put stuff in a bottle.

You, in my honest and respectul intentions, should do research and probably test the product yourself. I've been a user of the product for 2 years:

Here it is at 120 ppms Nitrates:

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Here it is at 10 ppms Nitrates 15-days later.
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Here it is at a continuous 0 nitrates for six months. The AZ NO3 treatment was only done in 30 days.

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You know, lab testing papers are not always required to be provided to you in order to be considered valid. You may, however, as a consumer research those lab tests.

Do you ever require lab tests for Colgate Toothpaste? Have you seen lab tests of Diet Snapple? Snapple Beverage Corp doesn't owe you those lab tests. That is why lab tests are not required to be provided to consumers.

The product works for many. And if you don't believe it, you have two choices: research it up and do your own consumer testings like any intelligent consumer, or just be a smart aleck like you and doubt the product and not buy them.

Here, read this for starters: http://www.simplifiedreefkeeping.com/faq/AZ-NO3.HTM

Peace to all
 
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