Ideas on getting nitrates up

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Originally Posted by Ryanerickson

Are you running rowa or something to absorb phosphate? or at this point just relying on the nitrate to help keep phosphate low .

I was previously running HCGFO, but have shut it off. The idea is to find a balance where the bacteria keep both nitrate and phosphate low. I hope to only have to dose carbon. I expect I will occasionally have to dose NaNO3 from time to time, but I'd like the tank's chemistry to keep everything in balance on its own.

Originally Posted by Myka

Hanna doesn't make a checker or photometer that is seawater compatible. The instruments can't "see" through the high TDS of seawater.

So, I couldn't find the info, but is the Hanna HI96728 freshwater only?