Elimi N-P overdose. What kind of issues will it cause?

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So... I misread the directions on dosing elimi-np initially and have been dosing 2ml every morning into my 250L tank for about a month now. N and P have been really stable since starting this dosage at roughly 25 and .25 respectively.
This morning I decided I was going to try upping the dosage to see if it would draw my numbers down. Found the calculator on the TM website and discovered max recommended dosage is 1.25 ML/day.

Up to this point, I haven't seen any adverse effects on the tank from what I can tell, but I'm curious as to what sort of issues I will run into if I continue overdosing?

@Lou Ekus
 

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Going through the bottles twice as fast as recommended will double the profits to the seller and manufacturer. It's good to support the reefing community! Keep us posted on what you discover and how it works out. :cool:
 

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So... I misread the directions on dosing elimi-np initially and have been dosing 2ml every morning into my 250L tank for about a month now. N and P have been really stable since starting this dosage at roughly 25 and .25 respectively.
This morning I decided I was going to try upping the dosage to see if it would draw my numbers down. Found the calculator on the TM website and discovered max recommended dosage is 1.25 ML/day.

Up to this point, I haven't seen any adverse effects on the tank from what I can tell, but I'm curious as to what sort of issues I will run into if I continue overdosing?

@Lou Ekus
With ANY type of carbon dosing, overdoing complications could be things like the promotion of undesirable algae or bacterial growth or exc essive oxygen consumption. Hpwever, Tropic Marin is extrememnly concervative with maximum dosages we recommend. I wouldn't anticipate you have any issues at all at that level of dosing.
 

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