Homemade NOPOX for carbon dosing

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LKapitan

10 ай бұрын

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@knox7945 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, this will save me money and time!

@lkapitan8232 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@williamwiese9963 4 ай бұрын

How many ml should i dose for 140 gallons? Thanks again!!

@filipinoreefer 10 ай бұрын

I want a shot too

@williamwiese9963 4 ай бұрын

Great!! This is exactly what I was looking for! I started doing nopox, starting 2 days ago, day 2 i dosed the correct amount then fed the tank with frozen and reef roids Boom my 149 gallon tank and sump went cloudy😵‍💫😵‍💫 any idea if its tring to battle the nutrients i fed the reef?? Please help and awesome video. Ps i did a 10 gallon change right after work and letting it run over night.

@lkapitan8232 4 ай бұрын

The cloudy water is a bacteria bloom and is not uncommon when starting carbon dosing. A UV sterilizer will clean it up in 24 hours. I would start with 1 ml per ten gallons of water, so about 14 ml in your case. Test you NO3 often and adjust up or down to get what you want. It will take several weeks to settle in.

@alaind.3176 7 ай бұрын

Great recipe. In 25 gallons how many ml if NO3 are above 10?

@lkapitan8232 7 ай бұрын

I would start with 2-3 ml every day and test often, then adjust up or down. Once that bacteria gets established it can drop very quickly.

@spicyreef 10 ай бұрын

Like I needed another reason to pick up a bottle 🤣 Genius! Man, what did we do w/o the internet...

@lkapitan8232 10 ай бұрын

Thanks,

@lkapitan8232 10 ай бұрын

I was thinking about your tank and how you don't routinely change mechanical media and don't use a skimmer and where are all your nutrients going. Your tank should be a big algae mess, but it's not, are all of those corals consuming the nutrients? Thanks.

@spicyreef 10 ай бұрын

@@lkapitan8232 My theory is: the Coral, tangs, refugium and a diverse eco system, there’s a ton of teeny tiny critters in there. There are a couple of areas that might qualify as a plenum, my reefbowl qualifies as one - no tangs or algae in there either other than the invasive Caulerpa taxifolia.