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Old 08-29-2016, 02:04 PM
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Thanks guys, did 30 gallons and i think the biopellets have kicked in cause im down to 40 now. Never thought i'd say "down to 40" lol.
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Old 08-29-2016, 06:00 PM
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What Craig said is true which is feed less and skim more while using bp or some other sort, a larger wc will only displace the nitrates temporarily but it will slowly creep up again. BP takes awhile to build up before it gets going like a few months. If you can I would do another larger wc like 50% this should in theory cut your nitrates down even further....
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Old 08-30-2016, 03:12 AM
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Correct I would continue carbon dosing for at least another six weeks and then slowly back it down for the next month, unless your nitrate starts to go really low then maybe end it a bit faster and monitor for the next week to make sure the pellets are working.
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