Red Sea NO3 PO4X = Filter sock clogged?

Discussion in 'Water Chemistry' started by NYGiants, Aug 3, 2013.

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  1. NYGiants

    NYGiants Coral Banded Shrimp

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    So I just started dosing with Red Sea NO3 PO4 X 2 days ago and I realized that now my filter sock gets clogged right away!

    I mean like I changed out a new filter sock last night and checked this morning and it seems as though the water is almost rising out of the sock instead of going through it.

    Havn't had this issue for the past 2 months that I've been using filter socks...

    Any input?
     
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  3. NYGiants

    NYGiants Coral Banded Shrimp

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  4. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Dude I dose the NoPox also and I have the same results. That's the results of carbon dosing.
     
  5. NYGiants

    NYGiants Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Ok good.. lately my filter sock and skimmer have been going nuts and it scared the crap outta me...

    I have some algae outbreak that I want to fix and I was hopoing NoPoX would help fix it... on day 3 right now...
     
  6. Zero_Dude

    Zero_Dude Fire Shrimp

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    Hmm.. I'm not sure if it would fix the problem, but you could try a sock with a higher micron? If you have a 100micron sock and go to a 200 or 300, it may be enough to have the stuff you're dosing go through, but still stop some of the bad stuff. Just a suggestion.