Thanks! I've started dosing NaNO3 to my tank tonight.
Any guidelines on the max you can raise NO3 in a 24period?
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Zero Nitrates = Pastel Acros (dosing nitrates)
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Thanks! I've started dosing NaNO3 to my tank tonight.
Any guidelines on the max you can raise NO3 in a 24period?
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bif24701
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Dosing nitrates has definitely helped my tank.
Where do you like to keep your NO3 and PO4? Do you also do any carbon dosing?
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Zik
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So glad this thread got a bump. Placed my order and will begin once it comes in. I'll be sure to take some before and after pics
I usually have difficulty when they are first intruded, but think i had a number of things not going in my favor. Too strong dip with bayer, to not acclimating to my leds, to too much flow. I discovered that flow was a huge aspect to frags added to one particular place on my rock.
Changed that up finally
We'll see how dosing nitrates go!
Do you have stn on new additions or older?
I usually have difficulty when they are first intruded, but think i had a number of things not going in my favor. Too strong dip with bayer, to not acclimating to my leds, to too much flow. I discovered that flow was a huge aspect to frags added to one particular place on my rock.
Changed that up finally
We'll see how dosing nitrates go!
cham
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Great thread, I've been dosing it for a few weeks now and have certianly noticed a big difference in color.
One note, I did get a big case of RTN on sps when I first tried it about a year ago because I dosed too much, I assume I had high P04 and stripped it overnight stressing the corals.
I've also read that guys were still getting zero N03 after dosing for days/weeks. It seems to me that you shouldn't be looking for results via test kits, watch your tank for results and use the test kits to ensure you're not going over tolerance (above 5 to 10ppm in my opinion).
Also, after a time it seems that much like carbon dosing, you'll find that you need a higher dose initially and once you start building up to a healthy level of N03 you'll want to cut the dose down (possibly in half) to maintain levels
One note, I did get a big case of RTN on sps when I first tried it about a year ago because I dosed too much, I assume I had high P04 and stripped it overnight stressing the corals.
I've also read that guys were still getting zero N03 after dosing for days/weeks. It seems to me that you shouldn't be looking for results via test kits, watch your tank for results and use the test kits to ensure you're not going over tolerance (above 5 to 10ppm in my opinion).
Also, after a time it seems that much like carbon dosing, you'll find that you need a higher dose initially and once you start building up to a healthy level of N03 you'll want to cut the dose down (possibly in half) to maintain levels
Definitely go slow. When I first started dosing I nearly nuked the tank with the instructions I left while I was away. Fast spike in nitrate killed 85% of my corals.
It was the speed of the change that did it as my nitrates had previously been 5x higher without issue.
Its been about 6 weeks since then. As I get P04 under control from the die off, I have been dosing nitrates to keep them between 1-5ppm. Corals are coloured nicely and showing signs of growth.
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It was the speed of the change that did it as my nitrates had previously been 5x higher without issue.
Its been about 6 weeks since then. As I get P04 under control from the die off, I have been dosing nitrates to keep them between 1-5ppm. Corals are coloured nicely and showing signs of growth.
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All Delight
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Okay it's time for me to start Kno3 dosing. My nitrates have become undetectable and my acros are showing poor coloration and growth. Hope this helps.
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tprymek
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Just reading this for the first time and was about to try dosing nitrate since I am at 0 with a Salifert kit and having pale coloration in my sps. Also has anyone with zoas seen any change in them? I have a few colonies which began struggling right about the time the sps lost color.
Would be good to hear from those that started dosing back when this thread was new.
My parameters on my 150 g with 29 g sump with cheto: alk 10.56 cal 485 mag 1395 salinity 1.026
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Just reading this for the first time and was about to try dosing nitrate since I am at 0 with a Salifert kit and having pale coloration in my sps. Also has anyone with zoas seen any change in them? I have a few colonies which began struggling right about the time the sps lost color.
Would be good to hear from those that started dosing back when this thread was new.
My parameters on my 150 g with 29 g sump with cheto: alk 10.56 cal 485 mag 1395 salinity 1.026
pga7602
Well-known member
Tried three times and all three led to lost of coral. Seems that for some tanks like mine, it brings phosphate down to dangerous levels.
tprymek
New member
Thanks for the response. My phosphates are already low .05 last check a few days ago but most of the time at 0 with a Hanna tester.
pga7602
Well-known member
Make sure you are using Hanna HI736 not HI713. The latter is useless for sps keepers.
ycnibrc
STAG HORN DOMINATE REEF
If u want to raise nitrate naturally then don't skim your water. Either turn off your skimmer or over flow it so it still add o2 to your tank. If u feed your fish 3 times per day double it to 6 x. Dose amino if u haven't double the dosage recommended. Do it for a couple weeks u should see your nitrate going up.
pga7602
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Exactly... I ended up just taking cheato offline and doubling my feeding.
incloud
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Going by what you're saying here I suppose dosing should be held off until I stop skimming 24/7. I've never seen nitrates in my tanks and also have never run without a skimmer.
ycnibrc
STAG HORN DOMINATE REEF
Some people dose potassium nitrate but I just feed more and stop skimming. Your fish will be happier and your tank will look better so kill 2 birds with one stone.
incloud
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Sounds great but in my experience whenever I feed more the tank looks like a trash can, dingy and algae gets out of control. I don't feed very much now, skim 24/7 and have to clean my glass every day. I use RO with an extra resin chamber too.
