Good afternoon everyone!
I have decided to take things seriously and as my LFS says, "Become a huge nerd". I made the decision to buy a Salifert bundle and have test kits for Phos, NO3, ALK, Mag, Cal, and pH.
I have created a gameplan to test my tank's levels every day for two weeks straight...
Have been running a RedSea ReefMat 500 on my 115 gallon tank for a couple months now, with Reef-Spec Charcoal in the bottom cage with no issues. At my last water change, LFS recommended switching to Chemi-Pure Blue to help with some phosphate issues, and I switched out the Reef-Spec Charcoal...
Tank has been running about 4-5 months now. And it’s still going through a bit of the uglies.
Ammonia- 0-.2 somewhere in that range. Red Sea test kit
Nitrite-0 Red Sea test kit.
Nitrates- 29.5 Hanna high range nitrate checker
Phosphate- 0.26 Hanna UL phosphate checker.
Calcium -481 Hanna...
Thinking about getting some Red Sea NO3-PO4-X to use in my tank. I currently have a Chemi-Pure Blue bag in my media basket. If I use both of these products will they cancel each other by working against each other. Just curious. thanks for any help!