Lf sodium nitrate

[adam84]

It sure is, I am struggling to get nitrates for some reason and belive this to be the reason my sps are now lacking their vibrant color. Thanks for the info I will check it out.

[xlzerolx]

No problem. Let me know how it goes. Curious to see the results
Also, are you sure it's not because of too much light?

[davej]

A possibility for raising nitrate.

http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/pot...-steps.215730/

[adam84]

I don't think it is a lighting issue, I did a tank swap a few months back and have used all the same equipment. The only real changes I have made aside the increased water volume was a new sand bed, since moving over the livestock the nitrate has become undetectable. Not sure if the sand bed is playing a role in this.

[Ryanerickson]

I've been using flourish nitrogen to bring my nitrate up a bit I'm using 2ml a day it keeps the nitrates at about .2 in 90-100 gallons. i did a lot of reading first as its made for freshwater but I found info on a flourish forum from a scientist at seaChem saying it's reef safe.

[adam84]

Thanks Ryan, how long have you been dosing for and have you noticed any improvement in color?

[Ryanerickson]

I dosed for 2 weeks colors improved phosphate went down to the point I took gfo offline. But I also noticed algae starting to grow a bit so I backed off for a week after a week algae stopped growing completely and sps has paled out a bit again also nitrate back to 0. Im started again today I will try 1ml a day for now. Trying to find the perfect balance. Also phosphate went up to .07ish when I stopped dosing while dosing nitrate phosphates dropped to .02-.03.