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Today we’re taking the biological approach to managing both nitrates and phosphates in our tanks with the Red Sea No3:PO4-X also known as NOPOX. In this video we’ll discuss what NOPOX is, how it can work for your tank.
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@exodistwolftv 4 года назад

Wanted to give a update, so I been using this for about 3 weeks now I do not run a protein skimmer at all I have my power head pointed towards the surface of the water so far I’m dosing 0.5ml per day with daily testing of my water to make sure. It’s worked amazing nitrates are now in check always keeps my water parameters more stable in my nano reef. I would highly recommend this product. My fish are behaving normally has not decreased my o2 levels by not running a skimmer I do run 2 pumps though for extra water movement and airation so your results may not be what mine are. I know a lot of people have said if u don’t run a skimmer nutrients will leak back in but so far they have not at all still keeping an eye on everything. I rather not have to get a skimmer if I don’t have to and if I notice something starting to act up I can pick one up was just curious on how effective it would be without one as well.

@c_ALVA310 6 лет назад

Where’s that dude that’s always HI? miss him

@kieranmunns1214 Месяц назад

I've been using this during my cycle and my nitrate has sky rocketed. I'm talking 30-50ppm. Which I struggle to understand why considering it's supposed to lower them

@lisademayo8589 2 месяца назад

hey i love buying NoPox from you guys! y i have used it forever. i have been wondering if you can help me answer this question about it? I started using "Poly-Marine Poly Filter" in my sump, just to keep my water polished. Been wondering if the Poly Filter might be absorbing any Nopox i've been dosing, along with Red Sea Trace Colors? Is the Poly Filter a bad idea if i'm dosing these extras? Man i hope i haven't wasted all that dosing money!!!!

@pjfreak99 6 лет назад

This is the best product ever. I had cyano for a year. Tried everything. Started dosing this. Gone.

@AHMADSYAMIL 4 года назад

how much do u dose ur tank?

@pjfreak99 4 года назад

AHMAD SYAMIL 4 ml a day. Every day. Tank is 42g

@AHMADSYAMIL 4 года назад

Brett Abbott until now u dosing , or just when nitrate high?

@chump3947 6 лет назад

Could you do a comparison of NoPox vs Refugiums, and other nutrient control systems?

@adrhdz93 6 лет назад

Love the drawings 😂

@fondoo 5 лет назад

Do I need to remove the carbon when dosing nopox?

@912912patriot 5 лет назад

@@BRStv when using nopox, do I have to shut down my reactor with phosban? If yes, does that mean I can no longer us the phosban in a reactor as long as I'm doing nopox?

@timfitzpatrick3724 4 года назад

love this stuff..works amazing on nitrate control..I can keep my nitrates at 10 steady and consistently or I can drop em lower if I want but I dont want...follow the instructions to a tee.

@b.sathurshan3090 4 года назад

I had a red sea nopox bottle. I bought it a long time ago. My suspicion is. It is a few months since it expired. I used to not see it. So is there any danger to the my reef tank

@tsurro8086 6 лет назад

Absolutely works fantastic for nitrates, but doesn’t really drop ur phosphates as easily!

@bonkoo5953 4 года назад

My tank is opposite. Nitrate never drop at 0. But phosphate is 0 all the times.

@Physics072 Год назад

@@bonkoo5953 You are running GFO is why

@kevinh573 Год назад

Can somebody help explain why my live stocks (frostbite bullet hole clownfishes x 2, fire shrimp, cleaner shrimp) died after dosing just 2 ml on a 40 gallon tank? I followed the instruction. I had my protein skimmer turned on.

@Physics072 Год назад

The stuff is poison, either acetone or iso alcohol. Not voldka. 40 gallon tank is pretty small. You probably put more in that you realized and killed them. The clowns are usually tough the shrimp die easier.

@alrui 6 лет назад

Ih Nitrates are nill & Phosphates are at .005 should I bother using this even though for unkown reasons I still have a hair algae issue? (that said I AM putting in a skimmer in a few minutes) :-)

@Physics072 Год назад

You have so much hair algae its giving you a false low reading. Its using it up thus lowering the nitrates. You need to outcompete the hair. A bio pellet reactor will do it + UV filter + water changes. This stuff might do the same but not sure why people are killing fish with it.

@nightraven1958 6 лет назад

Ive been using this for 1.5 years in a softie tank now. Only takes 2ml per day for a 250L tank so lasts forever. You absolutely need good skimming for this to work. Mostly for the O2 it provides for the water. Would recommend.

@Physics072 Год назад

So that is around 66 gallons? That works out to around 9ml for a 300 gallon tank? Is the correct?

@nightraven1958 Год назад

@@Physics072 yep thats right, 9ml per day for 300 gallon. When starting out you may need a bit more but should settle down to that. 4 years later and Im still using it with good results.

@HNiCDuke 10 месяцев назад

You don't need a skimmer for it to work. Circulation pumps do just fine. Used this many years ago w/o a skimmer

@meghancampbell4005 Год назад

I used this stuff one time with half the recommended dose and it killed all my fish overnight. I believe this was because I also added bacteria at the same time and it used up all the oxygen in the water and suffocated them. I still feel guilty. I haven't used it since I am too hesitant.

@nikhilchauhan570 2 года назад

Hi I m Nikhil from India so my tank with sump water volume is 500ltr so how much daily dosing manually nopox4 pls guide and suggest ne in my tank only 3 fish clown

@Wowzerz00 5 лет назад

What's the recommended dose for biocube 32? I have at least 25lbs of live rock and 5 fish with corals.. I'm scared to use this 😅

@exodistwolftv 4 года назад

You could dose 1ml at a time testing your water every hour before adding anymore go to red seas wizard calculator and you can find a ballpark of what your dose should be and just keep testing till it hits that spot then check levels again the next day before dosing again once you figured out your tanks routine you can figure out your tanks proper daily dose

@kp-gbuniqueinterest 4 года назад

I have the blue tubes for my dosing in my planted tank. Now I am about to start dosing my reef tank. They are made for dosing chemicals. I forgot the name brand. Will this also work for this bottle? I dont want to does this everyday by hand.

@BRStv 4 года назад

Polyethylene tubing is what's most frequently used.

@kp-gbuniqueinterest 4 года назад

@@BRStv thank you

@DrGlennRudolph 6 лет назад

i wake up every friday waiting for that BRS email and new video!! no, a redsea spotlight is not the most exciting thing, but seeing randy dance, bob, and bounce is always fun to watch. i keep imagining he is reaching out to shake my hand. :)

@karennation3580 4 года назад

Haha Just love Randy and the whole crew at BRS! I bet that would be a cool place to work with these guys!

@GabrielaGarcia-vv8xt Год назад

I want to not how I m used algae management my tank is 75 gallons

@kaneweatherall3392 5 лет назад

I used half the recommended dose and it killed my fish and hermit crabs. Don't understand what I did wrong

@timfitzpatrick3724 4 года назад

how much did you add daily and to what size a tank?

@Ab39able 5 лет назад

When dosing nopox or any type of phosphate remover, should i remove my filter socks???

@Andy-uk9jd 5 лет назад

3ml per day, for 45 days, is 135ml. So at that rate the 500 ml bottle should last almost 6 months.

@Bnn0070 2 года назад

I miss randy

@aaronhelsby8214 2 года назад

My tank is new and I bought live rock and sand from someone shutting their tank down along with a few fish (3) My nitrate levels have gone through the roof. I’ve tried doing water changes and hasn’t really come down still between 80-140. I was considering trying carbon dosing to reduce it. Or is it still too high to carbon dose to reduce? I dunno what to do. Water changes are expensive and time consuming

@BRStv 2 года назад

Ultimately, you have to balance what's going into the tank and what's being removed through filtration and water changes. Carbon dosing is a great tool, but won't be the only key to successfully reducing your nitrates. Regular water changes are unfortunately going to have to be part of the plan. You might also consider additional filtration like a chaeto refugium to help out too.

@uknowwho80 6 лет назад

Thank you for the video. There is a new product that combines calcium and alkalinity into one solution. Can u please do a video on it? Thank you .

@KlimovArtem1 6 лет назад

tomas dx limewater? How is it new?)

@uknowwho80 6 лет назад

Artem Klimov if you are talking about kalkwasser that’s not what I meant . Tropic marin has something called carbo-calcium . That’s what I was asking BRS.

@KlimovArtem1 6 лет назад

tomas dx could be a calcium acetate then. Not so new solution either. Has its own pros and cons, but let’s wait for the video, I guess))) Just be skeptic about “super new solution for all your problems” and similar statements that commercial often does )

@uknowwho80 6 лет назад

Artem Klimov I’m also skeptical of a product like that but it’s also tempting using one solution instead of two if it provides the same results. I’ll do some research.

@jjmccloud 3 года назад

Would a reef glass nano skimmer be good enough with this in a evo 13.5g

@BRStv 3 года назад

We haven't used that particular skimmer before, but since your tank is so small, it would likely work just fine.

@smokerxfiles 6 лет назад

It is ethanol if you look at the MSDS safety sheet.

@KlimovArtem1 6 лет назад

I used it for about 2 years, trying to get rid of algae, that was covering all of my rocks. I had a huge skimmer too. Nothing really helped. Yes, NoPoX helps to reduce nitrates and a little bit phosphates, but overdosing it can easily bleach your corals. Even having undetectable levels of nitrates and phosphates and bleaching corals, I still had lots of hair algae everywhere. Until one day I showed the photo of my algae to some friend and he said it’s bryopsis - really tricky kind. So, NoPoX does not help much in this case. I restarted my tank. Stoped dosing NoPoX, left only two little fish (decreased bio load), fewer rocks, removed skimmer and even GFO and treated everything with Fluconazole. The tank got super clean and healthy in just 3 weeks. Now about 7 months passed and everything looks fine, I did several water changes, started growing SPS and can give them brighter light than before - they don’t bleach. Nitrates at about 20-30 ppm, but my corals seem to love it, phosphates - undetectable, hair algae don’t come back. No NoPoX, not even skimmer - just some Chaeto in a sump.

@karennation3580 4 года назад

Do you have a light and a seperate section for cheto? I wish I had room for that!

@Physics072 Год назад

@@karennation3580 Don't wish you can make it happen.

@Bronx19 6 лет назад

What is the consensus about running this stuff through your tubing/doser?

@northeastcorals 4 года назад

NOPOX is basically the old White vinegar & alcohol carbon dosing method rebranded, just google DIY NOPOX learn about this & how to make your own much more cheaply. I feel Redsea were a little misleading with their marketing of this product claiming it contained special blends of carbons & organic bonded elements which made it far superior to the traditional DIY formulas.

@Physics072 Год назад

You don't know that for sure. You suspect but do not really know without lab testing. Did you lab test?

@northeastcorals Год назад

@@Physics072 No I didn't test it as I am not trained to do so but others who are have, just do some research bud.

@kp-gbuniqueinterest 4 года назад

Do you guys think this can be dosed everyother day after levels get good?

@BRStv 4 года назад

It's all about finding the balance that works for your tank. While smaller, more frequent dosing is best for almost any additive, I bet you could get by with dosing every other day without issue.

@timm5358 6 лет назад

Are there any trace elements in nopox? I believe NoPoX users noticed an increase in molybdate.

@inboundlight7732 5 лет назад

I have noticed a significant increase in Magnesium while running it

@darklad1981 2 года назад

can I dose it while cycling my new tank ?

@BRStv 2 года назад

Avoid dosing this to a new tank as the bacteria you're wanting to grow to manage ammonia and nitrites will need to utilize some phosphate in their reproduction process.

@raminbt8255 6 лет назад

First?

@karennation3580 4 года назад

I cant get this to lower my nitrates below 10! They shot up to about 80 when I added a ton of frags and then feeding with reefroids. It ititally lowered them down to 10 but wont go below that. I started feeding nightly red sea reefenergy plus nightly so maybe thats why but it claims to not up nitrates. The directions are so unclear. I dont have the directions that came with the bottle but on the bottom it says . >10 no3 >1 dose 3. What the heck does that mean? Sounds like greater than 10 but why the greater sign and a 1? Says same thing below that line. I dosed 6 a couple of times and now I am wondering if thats why my fish died, although one had microscopic dots and cloudy eyes. 3 dead now ,no spots, just lack of color and one fine. I am doing a water change and stopping the reef energy except for maybe 2 x's a week. Just sucks cause I am going to quaritine the one left and keep tank fishless because the one had spots. I had that fish for over 6 months though! so confusing. I have avery good skimmer and 36 gallon plus about 10 in the sump. so thats about the dosage for that amount but daily for weeks might be the problem. Most people I dont think tank weeks and stay at 10! I think I will chuck the bottle and order a new one fro m you guys!

@richardwalker4220 3 года назад

Stop feeding reef roids. It will send yr nitrates through the roof!

@Physics072 Год назад

You sound crazy, feed reefroids and not expecting high nitrates? Come on man!

@karennation3580 11 месяцев назад

@@Physics072 I have used either reef roids or other powered and NEVER shot above 20! I will admit I was a newbie (almost but maybe 1 year in) when I posted this and adding to many frags at once was crazy! Got carried away with a 1000 dollar first prize live sale win plus the ones I bought from live sale! All dead now and I ended up with dinos last time and from what I recall thats probably what killed them. Now my nitrates up to 25 after changing water only 4 days ago but I came home after being hospitalized for weeks and fish is gone and must have rotted in my tank! Almost considering nopox again but will wait it out a little bit and do a maybe a few water changes close together!

@followthemoney5452 4 года назад

vinegar + suger ✔️✅✔️

@smiles1969able 4 года назад

is that what it is vinegar and sugar?

@masonroberson4857 6 лет назад

GREAT VIDEO! Please be careful with this stuff. It killed all my fish in two separate tanks. I assume it consumed all the oxygen, resulting in their death. The tanks did not have protien skimmers and I did slowly ramp up the dosing.

@KlimovArtem1 6 лет назад

Mason Roberson any carbon dosing solution can be used only with a strong protein skimmer. Not just because of depleting oxygen, but also to remove the grown bacteria. When they say that NoPoX feeds bacteria that turns nitrates to nitrogen gas, it sounds like a fairy tail to me. Such process can be done only in extreme low oxygen environment, like in a deep sand bed.