coralreefdoc: TS asked one simple question.
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Originally Posted by 2hands
This might sound like blasphemy but is it possible to dose nitrate to reduce phosphates?
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And No, its not blasphemy and Yes its possible, doable, used and very very effective.
And yes, Kno3 will raise K but long before that you will have a seriuos no3 problem. So in a reef tank when used to help export po4 using carbon dosing its in not a relevant problem.
We are in the "Advanced Topics" forum after all, right? Isnt this EXACTLY what this part of the forum is for? In the Beginners forum, no, i might not have even bothered posting.
Im here to learn and share the little bit of knowledge i have.
And i fail to se how it is more advanced and hard to dose a little no3 then "implementing bioballs correctly".
And speaking of that, i am very very curious of what that implementation is. I have never used bioballs myself and i am in no way saying it wont work. Please explain, it sounds like to good to be true.
sirreal63 & gweston: yes, gfo and water changes is an excellent way of reducing po4, i dont think anyone will deny that
It was not wat TS asked about tho, was it?
And no, its not "ludicrous" to dose No3. It's just a lack of understanding. Also Gfo costs money, a bit of NaNo3 or Kno3 is almost free