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12/09/2018, 12:12 PM | #1 |
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Nitrates dosing
Hi guys some expert advice is needed ...
Long time ago I was dosing nitrate Today I saw this bottle of plant helper.. At the local green house Is this safe to dose In The reeftank??? Thanks
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12/09/2018, 12:24 PM | #2 |
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Can you give us some details on the product? There's food-grade sodium nitrate available on Amazon, or was. That should be fine.
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12/09/2018, 01:38 PM | #3 |
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12/09/2018, 03:02 PM | #4 |
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It probably will be okay, but I'd probably try some reagent grade sodium nitrate, personally.
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12/09/2018, 09:29 PM | #5 |
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Try this
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12/10/2018, 11:53 AM | #6 |
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Some people also use stump remover which is Potassium Nitrate (KNO3), but the purity of those types of products are unknown. Pure sodium nitrate is probably a safer bet, just be careful when dosing.
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12/10/2018, 03:38 PM | #7 |
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Unfortunately the Stump remover here in Canada it's not sodium nitrate.. Can't find a pure one
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12/10/2018, 05:47 PM | #8 |
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Well, your first source might be okay, but I'd probably just try adding more food, personally. You might end up with a phosphate issue, but GFO can fix that. Or is the goal phosphate reduction?
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