nutrient control

  1. T

    The relationship between Nitrates and Phosphates

    Hi everyone, my first thread so go easy on me! Now to provide a bit of context to the problem, I have a mixed reed and I know everyone says not to chase numbers - which I agree with. But if your tanks a few years old you can easily have PO4 at around 0.40ppm and Nitrates around 40ppm or even...
  2. ReeferMadness80G

    Nutrients and Cloudy water in SPS tank

    Hello! Let me first give you some background on myself and my tank. I am not an expert in reefing but I am not new to it either. I have grown several successful reefs and farms. But like all of us I have forgotten and become impatient about some of the new tank uglies. My tank is a 62g...
  3. D

    California Aquariums Dry Goods Algae Scrubber

    Hello I have the RAIN 4 pole mount waterfall algae scrubber for sale. The pole mount is used, however the DOM and the gem lights (7 in total) are brand new. Asking for $500 shipped.
    • Dinukb
    • Thread
    • algae algae scrubber ats nitrates nutrient nutrient control phospahates santa monica filtration
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Selling Forum (dry goods)
  4. HankstankXXL750

    Nebraska Live Goods SPONSOR LIVE Copepods for Sale Tigriopus, Apocyclops, and Tisbe!

    WE ARE NOW LIVE Tigriopus, Tisbe, and Apocyclops Copepods for sale. Blended Pods Tigriopus, Apocyclops and Tisbe Aprox 740 Pods/Oz 8 Oz Approx. 5,920 PODS $12 16 Oz Approx. 11,840 PODS $22 32 Oz Approx. 23,680 PODS $39 1/2 Gallon 64 Oz Approx. 47,360 PODS $69 1 Gallon 128 Oz Approx. 94,720...
  5. hexcolor reef

    Mid to high NITRATE / Low to zero PHOSPHATE BENEFITS?!

    phosphates help growth in coral but also brings algae and lose of coral color. How important is phosphate in saltwater aquarium? I rather have mid nitrates levels 15-20 ppm maybe push 40ppm before 10% water change all while keeping phosphate levels low. Calcium will be readily available and more...
  6. cwerner

    Algae Clean Scrubber Mini?

    Hi there, I'm looking at Algae Scrubber solutions for an AIO since I had some good success with it in previous tanks. I have a 50 gallon IM Nuvo Lagoon. It looks like this scrubber will fit on the back of my tank pretty well, but I was wondering if someone had any personal experience with...
  7. salty_dawg

    Refugium with no skimmer ?

    I have a reefer 250 v1 with a Red Sea reefer 300 protein skimmer that in my opinion sucks .. I was debating on removing it for an algae scrubber then I was wondering about removing it and just throwing a light and some macro algae there instead.it would save me some cash but would it be...
  8. pandaparties

    Arizona Filters Dry Goods Reef Octopus LR-200 Algae Reactor

    About a year old, in tank for a few months but didn't fit very well in my sump so it was a pain to clean. Everything works, comes with pump Asking 350$
  9. Understanding nutrient limitations

    Understanding nutrient limitations

    understanding nutrient limitations 1. Introduction 2. Brief description on the difference between Availability and residual nutrients. 3.Identify nutrient limitations under different filtration methods. 3.1. Heterotrophic bacteria as dominant species effect on nutrients and residual. 3.2...
  10. sixty_reefer

    Sixty’s understanding of nutrients 2.0

    Sixty’s understanding of Nutrient 2.0 1. Introduction 2. Brief description on the difference between Availability and residual nutrients. 3.Identify nutrient limitations under different filtration methods. 3.1. Heterotrophic bacteria as dominant species effect on nutrients and residual. 3.2...
  11. sixty_reefer

    The Third Nutrient

    The third nutrient is my theoretical thinking on nutrients and understanding of aquarium stability and balance. The third nutrient or Carbon is a nutrient that not often talked about and little is known of its function and effects to the other Nutrients in reef aquaria, not much is know to...
    • sixty_reefer
    • Thread
    • carbon dosing cyanobactera dinoflagellate nutrient control zero nitrate zero phosphate
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: Aquarium Nutrition
  12. L

    Help identifying algae

    Hi y’all, my Biocube has recently been pounced on by some sort of algae or Dinos i think. I wasn’t able to get the best pictures but it’s like brownish color and at first I thought it was just diatoms but now it’s long and grasslike and billows in the current. It’s all over my glass but only a...
  13. marisp127

    Brightwell NO3 and PO4 XPort Cubes

    Hey all, I have been struggling with nutrient export as of late (along with an outbreak of GHA) and have been working to reduce nitrates and phosphate through all of the traditional routes (water changes, reduction of feeding amount/time, consistent cleaning of filter and protein skimmer, etc.)...
    • marisp127
    • Thread
    • brightwell aquatics brightwell xport filtration filtration advice gha hair algae nutrient control nutrient export reduce nitrate reduce phosphate
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Reef Aquarium Discussion
  14. Adam1985

    New Skimmer & Macroalgae Wasting - Observations and Request for Advice

    Hi everyone! I need some advice and this is the best place in the world for high quality reef advice, so please bear with me and thanks in advance for your help! Basically I was skimmerless for a couple of weeks after removing my previous skimmer to prepare the sump for a skimmer upgrade and...
  15. B

    Balancing Nitrates with Too Much Filtering Or a Smelly Tank

    Hey All, Im in a bit of a frustrating circle of events that I'm trying to balance and just looking for some advice on how others have balanced this. The tank is about two months old. It's a 120gallon peninsula system. Overall it's doing great, battling some diatoms at the moment but nothing...
  16. WheatToast

    A Seagrass and Deep Sand Bed Theory...

    Could seagrasses be the solution to deep sand bed issues? My belief is that they could eliminate nutrient and organic buildup as they can only take in nutrients through their roots (edit: when they become too much for the bacteria and other organisms in the sand to handle). As a bonus, they also...
  17. Schraufabagel

    Cyano getting out of control

    I am having an issue with my tank. I’m struggling with cyano. My tank is a 25 gallon AIO with a Tunze 9001 skimmer, filter floss, and chemi pure blue. My phos is currently 0.11 and my nitrate is 0.0. These parameters have been largely the same regardless of water changes. I’m currently up to a 5...
  18. M

    Dinos and Algae

    Hello there, just as a small preface I have been in the hobby for about 5 years and now am coming back from a break. I have an 80 litre nano that is now 2 months old. Nutrients were a problem because they were super low super fast. I did use exclusively live rock and a little bit of live sand to...
  19. Muffin87

    Mixed reef AF formula needs both carbon dosing and GFO?

    I am a bit confused by the mixed-reef-formula. Are NP PRO and PRO BIO S not sufficient to reduce PO4 to lower than 0,04? Does your mixed reef formula also require constant Phosphate Minus use? Instead of using GFO constantly, can I dose Nitraphos Minus, if NO3 is low, but PO4 is high? Thanks
    • Muffin87
    • Thread
    • aquaforest aquaforest phosphate minus carbon dosing gfo lower phosphate np pro nutrient control phosphate phosphate minus pro bio s
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Aquaforest
  20. Schraufabagel

    Flow and nutrient control help

    My tank has been up and running for about a month. The rock has been fully cycled for almost 3 months. I’m currently in an ugly phase. My phosphate is 0.05 and my nitrates have been between 5 and 10. I have a mix of macro algae and coral. What I’m wondering is, is there anything I need to...
  21. GMay

    Skimmer Time

    I recently reduced my skimmer run time to 6 hours. I have very low PO4 and NO4, each running frequently at or near zero based on ULR Hanna and Nyos tests respectively. I also run a refugium to help maintain low values but also dose Neonitro and Neophos to keep them up. I was curious how others...
  22. J

    Kz coral system or red sea trace

    I did an ICP test, and I'm low in all of the elents found in both of these solutions. Any particular thoughts on using them in general? Any thoughts on which is better?
  23. C

    How long after dosing Vibrant can Macroalgae be safe?

    I dosed Vibrant several times with some good results, but algae still grows. I know it will look great over time, but long term will not solve my nutrient issues. I know managing a refugium is going to be a better solution long-term. I did not realize how detrimental it was to Macroalgae and...
  24. M

    Yellow/White (stringy/gunk) Coating on Rock and Substrate - 1 Month Old Tank

    Hello! I will summarize at the end and provide photos if you don't want to read my initial tank journey from start to now, but here we go! I included the journey only because maybe there was a misstep I took that can explain things. Look for the colored markers if you want quick notes, and...
  25. Muffin87

    Biopellets reduce N and P in a 16:1 ratio, can I dose N (not NO3) to reduce PO4 further and achieve a 10:1 ratio?

    This quote summarises my current understanding of nutrient reduction with biopellets: If biopellets reduce N and P in a 16:1 ratio, then it follows that by providing excessive nitrogen (not NO3), phosphate should be reduced further, while nitrate should still be at an undetectable level. Can I...
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