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nicodim55

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Question for you Red Sea NoPox users. How long does it take for Nitrates to begin dropping when using this product? I'm a week in and my Nitrates are the same at (60 ppm I know it's high but I have no SPS mostly LPS and lots of fish), before I started using NoPox tested today and it's still at 60ppm water is a bit cloudy too:(. I've read some people having good results within a week, what am I doing wrong? My tank is 150g and I'm using the recommended dosage daily, should I increase the dosage or keep following the recommended? So frustrated right now any opinions, suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Oh and thanks for your help Janiners:)
 
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What emac said. When it gets out of control I turn my UV on and clears it overnight...
 
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Yes. Nopox can b strong. I always tell everyone off at half dose. Give it a few weeks, take your time. Drastic changes put stress on corals.
 
nicodim55

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Zoarder said:
What emac said. When it gets out of control I turn my UV on and clears it overnight...
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Unfortunately, I don't have a UV sterilizer:( so besides that, what can I do to clear the water without doing a water change as it will defeat the purpose of using this product?
 
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two weeks, I dosed regular every day for one week and then added 5ppm for the next week, and then went down 1ppm until nitrates went back up, then I knew what to does. also, "this is just my personal opinion" that skimmer is to big for your 150g tank, if I were you I wouldnt skim every day. you dont want to over skim because then all your beneficial nutrients will get skimmed away unless your "adding it daily" love that skimmer though!
 
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jessesoto33 said:
two weeks, I dosed regular every day for one week and then added 5ppm for the next week, and then went down 1ppm until nitrates went back up, then I knew what to does. also, "this is just my personal opinion" that skimmer is to big for your 150g tank, if I were you I wouldnt skim every day. you dont want to over skim because then all your beneficial nutrients will get skimmed away unless your "adding it daily" love that skimmer though!
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Yeah I'm dosing daily and I love this skimmer too. The instruction says use an efficient skimmer so I'm using a super efficient one:)
 
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