Keeping traces of P04 and N0-3

[Fancy1]

Hi all

I'm have a lot of trouble keeping some traces of po4 and no3 in my system, they are currently reading 0.

I am running gfo and biopellets in separate reactors and am just wondering how I keep some of the nutrient in my system, is it as simple as removing some of the pellets and gfo? Is it as simple as that?

I don't have a heavily stocked system with only 5 fish 2 anemones a goniopora and a handful of zoas.

can gfo and pellets be used without stripping all the nutrient or is it execess nutrient or none?

[Rod the Reefer]

Probably need to know a whole lot more about your set up but honestly, with that bio load I'd stop the pellets and GFO.

I've ran tanks for many years without them.

Just keep a check on your levels.

Rod.

[Raven]

yeah as rod says, need more info on your system.
If its a small system then you're better off with just water changes.
what bio pellet reactor are you running? Maybe look into modding it into a recirculating reactor.
This way you can control the effectiveness of the pellets and slow their consumption of N and P

[Fancy1]

Thanks

It's a 700l system and I'm using clear water filters for the reactors. I can probably get rid of the pellets (put them in on LFS advice) but the gfo was put in for hi po4 which o believe is coming from the rocks. If I remove small amounts of gfo slowly will I eventually fine a happy medium of po4???
I'm have just been given a couple of sps frags and have read that 0 nutrient long term is detrimental to corals.

[Macca_75]

Also, what brand of kits are you using? If it's API then 0 does not = 0

[Fancy1]

Using Hanna for po4
And Red Sea pro for nitrate

[Macca_75]

Using Hanna for po4
And Red Sea pro for nitrate

Great kits

[aristocrat]

May be you need to up the stock in your tank slowly to increase the load. You could also gradually reduce a little of bio pellets and see how your system is reacting, you want to slowly get that balance, I'm sure you know that its not a good idea to do big changes at once, So I would not shut down any reactors at once. However is there a specific reason why you want to keep the nutrients up? I have had gonis and zoa at 0 nutrients for a long time with no issues.

Nowadays when I ask questions out in open forums I only get a knock on my head feedback. Sick of them arrogants. I have had no one ask me more questions to troubleshoot my issues but instead start criticising husbandry or equipment.


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[Damo]

Hi all
I am running gfo and biopellets in separate reactors and am just wondering how I keep some of the nutrient in my system, is it as simple as removing some of the pellets and gfo? Is it as simple as that?

Yes