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Originally Posted by blasterman789
Carbon dosing fuels nitrogen reduction. No proof it encourages actual bacterial growth I've seen.
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The reality is the opposite. It fuels bacterial growth, there is anecdotal evidence that it actually enhance the rate of nitrogen reduction.
That is why carbon dosing require good skimmer and it can cause bacterial blooms or white slime if done wrong. And also it is the reason why nitrate amounts can raise if you suddenly stop carbon dosing. If there was major nitrate to nitrogen conversion, sudden increases in nitrate in response to stopping carbon dosing would not be possible.