My thoughts on Red Sea NoPoX

[@JasonNalley]

This video is kind of old, but perhaps I can illuminate a few things... Carbon dosing acts as a food source for the Nitrifying and De-Nitrifying bacteria in our systems. What this means is that it feeds both the bacteria responsible for converting Ammonia to Nitrite, as well as the bacteria responsible for converting Nitrite to Nitrate and Nitrate to Nitrogen. In this regard, it's meant to remove Nitrate (convert it into Nitrogen gas). The bacteria responsible for converting Nitrate to Nitrogen also consume small amounts of Phosphate while performing this conversion, I think the ratio is like 1000:1 or something like that (You can probably find the correct ratio online), so for every 1 Nitrate you consume, you're only stripping away 0.001 Phosphate. So you take away 40ppm Nitrate, you take away 0.04 ppm Phosphate, etc. Food sources will add these two things are different ratios as well, so knowing whether or not your food is adding more phosphate than nitrate, or more nitrate than phosphate is something you should experiment and test with. Once you've gotten your tank to equilibrium, and you've discovered your input source ratios, you can base a removal plan on that information. I only dose NOPOX when my system is over 25ppm Nitrate, but that happens very seldom as my refugium does the brunt of the work with both Nitrate and Phosphate removal.

[@aaronspeasl5731]

the answer to the questions I had. thank you for the input man!

[@denismetcalfe8266]

I am using Nopox with amazing results, no phos or Nitrates at all within just 4 days. However yes you need them to feed coral. I could not have a refugium (not enough space). So for me it much easier to dose, water changes are not so effective to remove Phos and Nitrates. You are right dose half of prescribed dosage... Thanks for you information.

[@StNovaSt]

Yeah youre PO4 was high and id bring it down a bit but Nopox requires both PO4 and N to work since the bacteria that lowers the nutrients is built from these two elements. It does however use more parts N than P.

[@deoren279]

you're absolutely right very good advice

[@CandyCoralAquatics]

Thank you

[@calebbowen3433]

Your tank looks really good. Especially the rock flower anemones. I am just now getting past dinos. They are a pain

[@CandyCoralAquatics]

starsaber supreme 1001 I have found that low nutrients and 3 to 5 day blackouts seem to take care of them pretty quickly

[@calebbowen3433]

@@CandyCoralAquatics I had the opposite nutrient problem because I ran chemipure for to long. They are back up now and the dinos are almost gone now. I also used vibrant once I got the nutrients up.

[@CandyCoralAquatics]

starsaber supreme 1001 how did you like the vibrance?

[@calebbowen3433]

It is really effective but if dead algea is not removed from the water it will feed cyano. We have had great success with vibrant at the store I work at as well.

[@paulsmith744]

Completely agree with this video . Used nopox when i had a cyano outbreak only thing that worked. But even with good maintenance i can't get my phosphates below 0.12 so now trying a small amount of gfo if it works I will reduce the nopox .

[@kingfishers79]

I recently had 2 out breaks cyano and used a product called red cyano RX...one measure spoon per 40l....the cyano is mostly gone in 24 hours! With no affect to coral or livestock.Just suck out as much as you can first.

[@plex5710]

actually bacteria does never remove nitrates, only phosphates.

[@faishaltanim9096]

omg so much helpful...

[@pieceoftheocean626]

Hi, I’m interested in the nirvana zoas. How do I go in obtaining. FYI great looking tank

[@patrickmonteiro1999]

Looks like a nano but surely can’t be because there is a yellow tang in there, and you’re comment section hasn’t been sealed off by the tang police yet

[@CandyCoralAquatics]

Patrick Monteiro it’s a 60 gal cube

[@CandyCoralAquatics]

Piece of the Ocean thank you for the comment and the compliment my friend! So I’m going to be setting up a instagram account this week and I’ll be posting pics of coral with info on how much they will be, since I’ve never shipped coral before I’m going to head to the post office and see how much it would be to overnight a package then adjust prices from there, the Zoas you are interested in will be selling for $15 for a 3-5 head frag plus shipping. Once my Instagram is up I’ll be posting a video and a message on the community board.

[@CandyCoralAquatics]

N046 Abdulaziz Aamer Alkhamiri for sure I’m still trying to work out all the details, I’m thinking of just setting up a separate grow out tank so I can frag and grow colonies outside of my display, I’ll let you all know when the insta is set

[@lopezlizimo1236]

Are you walking left and right whilst recording lol? I'm watching with headphones and you're going all around my head

[@nickcortese990]

Did nopox make your skimmer go crazy?

[@CandyCoralAquatics]

No not that I remember

[@guidodeneve180]

Oh yes !! Never never user biopellets or other phosfate or nitrate removers at the same time with Nopox !!!

[@joinulislam1667]

I have a nano and i dont have a skimmer could i just do more regular water changes

[@CandyCoralAquatics]

Yes

[@rhombifer566]

Coral 🪸 eats it to