merritt180 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Im looking for some opinions here so i was battling with really high nitrates several months ago they were up to around 60ppm and my phos was about .05 so i did several 50g changes in my 180. Got my nitrates down to about 30ppm Just so ya know i was going threw a low intrest point with my tank so she was neglected. I was working 6 days a week 10-12hrs a day with a new child. So time didnt exsist. but anyways things changed and i have more time. So i recently bought a pellet reactor thinking my nitrates were creeping back up due increasing algae growth. I would crop the algae off my overflows every other day for a few weeks but then it slowed up. But i did a few test this morning and found my nitrates at 20ppm via api and my phos at 0.00 via hanna checker. So i was kinda suprised at the results. But anyways will biopellets work with no phos but only nitrates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Im looking for some opinions here so i was battling with really high nitrates several months ago they were up to around 60ppm and my phos was about .05 so i did several 50g changes in my 180. Got my nitrates down to about 30ppm Just so ya know i was going threw a low intrest point with my tank so she was neglected. I was working 6 days a week 10-12hrs a day with a new child. So time didnt exsist. but anyways things changed and i have more time. So i recently bought a pellet reactor thinking my nitrates were creeping back up due increasing algae growth. I would crop the algae off my overflows every other day for a few weeks but then it slowed up. But i did a few test this morning and found my nitrates at 20ppm via api and my phos at 0.00 via hanna checker. So i was kinda suprised at the results. But anyways will biopellets work with no phos but only nitrates? Bio Pellets are just one of those things you are going to have to try out. From my experience they have different results in every tank, while they provide to be beneficial for some they prove to be disastrous for others. While 20ppm Isn't ideal your still not in the danger zone, I personally would up water changes for a month and watch if it drops then I would throw in some Macro algae and call it good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merritt180 Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Well my thought on starting the biopellets now is aside from some zoas and a few favs i only have fish I figure if i start them now and get them dialed in i shouldnt have to worry about crashing a tank full of sps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kireek Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I have had good results with the product Purigen. The product is for ammonia and Nitrates specifically.In my experience it does not strip your tank too fast for nutrients.Really easy to use as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merritt180 Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) I have never used purigen i dont really want to take out ammonia just something to keep the nitrates at bay i really need to up my feedings cause my trio of yellow tangs def need more cause there pretty skinny if i feed more the way my system sits my nitrates will go up crazy fast Edited October 17, 2015 by merritt180 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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