Help with nitrates

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I've was struggling with keeping my phosphates bellow 0.06 and nitrates under 10 ever since I setup my system 8 months ago.

I kept hearing good things about Red Sea NO3:PO4-X so I decided to give it a try. From my understanding its a complex mix of carbons like vodka, sugar and vinegar. They don't tell you exactly whats in the bottle but they do say that it contains methanol. I also smell vinegar but the rest is a mystery.

I never dose anything to my tank other than cal/alk/mag/potassium/iodine and food so I was pretty sceptical about trying this.

My results speak for themselves.

Test kits used:
NO3 Salifert (brand new)
PO4 Hanna HI 713 Low Range

Day 1:
NO3: 10
PO4: 0.06
Dose: 12ml (Stated NO3:PO4-X @ the recommended 2ml/25gallon per day)

Day 2:
NO3: 4
PO4: 0.02
Dose: 6ml (I cut back by 50% because I was shocked how fast it was working)

Day 3:
NO3: 4
PO4: 0.01
Dose: 8ml (increased by 2ml to get my nitrates lower)

Day 4:
NO3: 4
PO4: 0.00
Dose: 12ml (no longer scared to dose the recommended amount)

Day 5:
NO3: 2.5
PO4: 0.00
Dose: 12ml

Day 6:
NO3: 1
PO4: 0.00
Dose: 6ml (I am getting close to my goal so I reduced by 50% to try and maintain)

Day 7:
NO3: 0
PO4: 0.00
Dose: 3ml (cut my dose by 50% again to see if its enough to maintain)

Never once did my corals SNT/RTN. The only side effects I noticed was better coloration and polyp extension.

I was so pleased that I ordered two bottles of Red Sea Reef Energy A/B to compliment NO3:PO4-X.