Articles tagged: nitrate
- Basics
Water Changes — Why You Change Water
What accumulates and depletes in a closed reef system, why regular water changes are the most reliable maintenance tool, and what they cannot replace.
- Practice
Refugium in practice — structure, macroalgae and daily management
The refugium's four biological functions, macroalgae species comparison, lighting, reverse cycle, trace element compensation, harvest schedule and comparison with Chaeto reactors.
- Practice
Carbon dosing in practice — when, how, and when not to
When carbon dosing is justified, comparison of carbon sources, the Tropic Marin product family by PO₄ level, dosing, risks and how to prepare for them.
- Reference
Nitrate — the other half of the nutrient pair
Nitrate's role in the nitrogen cycle, reference values by tank type, managing the nutrient pair and avoiding the 0/0 trap.