Here is my question, knowing that my nitrates and phosphate are too high : should I just be patient or dose vodka, vinegar or sugar to get them down ? Should I use Phosguard for the phosphates (I have some at home) ?
Context :
My 75 gallons tank is 3 months old. To help with stability while I was having dinos, I dosed phytos everyday for for about 2 weeks, not thinking it would raise my nitrates (and phosphates?) a lot. Dinos are gone (fingers crossed) and I stopped the phytos about 4-5 days ago.
I am trying to feed less, but overall I don’t think I am feeding so much. I have 6 fish, all regular or small with the kole tang the biggest (not fully mature yet). I feed frozen twice a day and 4 cubes last me about 5-6 days, so less than one cube a day. I also feed 2 small portions of different flakes and some nori everyday. My skimmer runs all day and I change my filter floss once a week or more.
I started dosing All for reef about 7 days ago (1/3 of the dose the instructions say, ie 5 ml per day).
(I’ve done 2 x 5 gallons WC 2 days apart and the nitrates went down 10% but then rose again. They were 25 ppm, went down to 22 ppm and back up to 23 ppm. So this has a limited effect).
Parameters :
Salinity : 1,025-1,0255
Alkalinity : 7,6
PH : 8,0
Magnesium : 1200
Calcium : 440
Nitrates : 23,3
Phosphates : 0,19
(I’m working to find the right dosage for All for Reef and this will improve the magnesium)
Thank you !
Context :
My 75 gallons tank is 3 months old. To help with stability while I was having dinos, I dosed phytos everyday for for about 2 weeks, not thinking it would raise my nitrates (and phosphates?) a lot. Dinos are gone (fingers crossed) and I stopped the phytos about 4-5 days ago.
I am trying to feed less, but overall I don’t think I am feeding so much. I have 6 fish, all regular or small with the kole tang the biggest (not fully mature yet). I feed frozen twice a day and 4 cubes last me about 5-6 days, so less than one cube a day. I also feed 2 small portions of different flakes and some nori everyday. My skimmer runs all day and I change my filter floss once a week or more.
I started dosing All for reef about 7 days ago (1/3 of the dose the instructions say, ie 5 ml per day).
(I’ve done 2 x 5 gallons WC 2 days apart and the nitrates went down 10% but then rose again. They were 25 ppm, went down to 22 ppm and back up to 23 ppm. So this has a limited effect).
Parameters :
Salinity : 1,025-1,0255
Alkalinity : 7,6
PH : 8,0
Magnesium : 1200
Calcium : 440
Nitrates : 23,3
Phosphates : 0,19
(I’m working to find the right dosage for All for Reef and this will improve the magnesium)
Thank you !