My nitrates are at 50ppm but my phos is at 0.03, so then I realized I was dosing my Red Sea ab wrong. I just wanted to know if the only way to drink them back down is with a water change or is there other ways.
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WC is the easiest.My nitrates are at 50ppm but my phos is at 0.03, so then I realized I was dosing my Red Sea ab wrong. I just wanted to know if the only way to drink them back down is with a water change or is there other ways.
Ok thanks for the help I’ll run some carbon as wellCarbon dosing, refuge/algae reactor are other ways.
I dont think he meant "carbon" like activated carbon... that wont do anything. You could carbon dose, like mentioned above. Some people do it DIY style with vinegar and vodka, NoPox by redsea is the same thing if that's what you prefer. Start small with dosage and monitor. You can use bio pellets in a reactor, and sure you can do water changes, but you need to do large water changes for the nitrates to drop, however if you dont solve the root cause of high nitrates (possibly over feeding), they'll climb back up. So keep in mind if you carbon dose or use bio pellets, once you get your nitrates to your likable number, you still need to dose to maintain that number - again unless you find the root cause of high nitrates. Also just to say, people run high nitrates with no problems, do you have any obvious signs of issues?Ok thanks for the help I’ll run some carbon as well