Phosphate 0.06 and Alk 6.7 Should I buff alk before using nopox?

[tranksTV]

Long story short, I've been injured and my tank hasn't gotten the love its supposed to.

My phoshpates are 0.06
my alk is 6.7

My reactor pump is dead so i need a new one i was planning to use gfo

But anyways Should I raise my ALK before dosing nopox since it can lower DKH? Never used both on the same system.

 

[Miami Reef]

1) NOPOX or any organic carbon dosing does not lower alkalinity.

2) You can increase your alkalinity any time.

3) NOPOX isn’t very effective for phosphate.

4) Your phosphate is perfect and doesn’t need to be lowered at all.

 

[BryanM]

I would not be trying to lower phosphate from .06....

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Are you planning to use NOPOX because of elevated nitrate?

 

[tranksTV]

Are you planning to use NOPOX because of elevated nitrate?

No, just phosphate. I was under the impression that the 0.06 phosphate was a bit to high.

EDIT: 0.06 Phophate

 

[Miami Reef]

No, just phosphate. I was under the impression that the 0.6 phosphate was a bit too high.

Oh. The first post said 0.06ppm.

 

[BryanM]

Yeah, big difference between .06 and .6...

 

[tranksTV]

Yes i fixed it, it is 0.06

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

0.06 ppm is not too high, and NOPOX is not a good way to lower it if it was too high.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

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[IceNein]

Just as an aside, I looked at the BRS listing for NOPOX and it says "100% reef safe DO NOT OVERDOSE." If something can be overdosed, it is not 100% reef safe.

 

[radfly]

Just as an aside, I looked at the BRS listing for NOPOX and it says "100% reef safe DO NOT OVERDOSE." If something can be overdosed, it is not 100% reef safe.

Wrong.

Any item added to a tank can be overdosed, making it no longer reef safe.

RO water is 100% reef safe… so long as you add proper salt and don’t overfill… or “overdose”..

 

[tranksTV]

0.06 ppm is not too high, and NOPOX is not a good way to lower it if it was too high.

Okay well that makes this easier for me thanks. I will be reading through the post for clarity, once again thank you for your help

 

[IceNein]

Wrong.

Any item added to a tank can be overdosed, making it no longer reef safe.

RO water is 100% reef safe… so long as you add proper salt and don’t overfill… or “overdose”..

RO water also isn't 100% reef safe.

 

[Miami Reef]

RO water also isn't 100% reef safe.

I don’t understand the point of your message.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Just as an aside, I looked at the BRS listing for NOPOX and it says "100% reef safe DO NOT OVERDOSE." If something can be overdosed, it is not 100% reef safe.

Seems pretty nit picky. As folks note, nothing, even water, is 100% reef safe if you allow for it being used in amounts above directions.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Okay well that makes this easier for me thanks. I will be reading through the post for clarity, once again thank you for your help

Skip to the end for my specific phosphate recommendations.

 

[IceNein]

I mean, if they claimed it was 100% reef safe when used as directed, then that would be correct, probably. Calling something 100% reef safe when you have to have instructions on how to use it safely seems like puffery to me.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I mean, if they claimed it was 100% reef safe when used as directed, then that would be correct, probably. Calling something 100% reef safe when you have to have instructions on how to use it safely seems like puffery to me.

OK, I'm not going to debate such a point. There are 456,324,321 things that concern me more right now.

 

[sck90]

I mean, if they claimed it was 100% reef safe when used as directed, then that would be correct, probably. Calling something 100% reef safe when you have to have instructions on how to use it safely seems like puffery to me.

Do you have an example of something 100% reef safe, then ?