After adding Zebra Eel- nitrate skyrocket
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aguila88psi
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What happened?
aguila88psi
Zoa Addict
Oh Lol, yeah thats a pretty high number, make sure to skim wet, change filter sock daily and don't feed as much. Test nitrates twice a week initially to see how effective the carbon dose is so you can adjust accordingly, good luck :thumbsup:
Straight_Chaos
Reefer
Eels are big slimy messes. I had a zebra moray in my 200. Eel slime is organic and pollutes the water not just the food you feed him. So make sure he isn't getting irritated by any corals or "handle" him for show( look at some of the fools on your tube) Its not a reptile!
The food he takes in will have to come out so watch the portions cause the more he eats the more they poop.
A couple shrimps a week is enough to have a heathy eel with supplements like selcon soaked squid, scallops, etc in between meals.
Carbon dosing does wonders but START OUT SLOW! too much too fast will cause more harm than good( bad bacterial blooms that could deprive o2 if skimmer insufficient)
my Zebra he did not like big pieces of food. Their teeth are more for crustacean and crushing than flesh and cutting and tearing. Chunks the size of like his eyes to snout so a 2 ft eel is prob 1/4-1/2 inch. This will help with shredded food particles from rotting.
I'd also like to think a shrimp cut into 4 pieces digests easier that a whole shrimp would.
I'm not expert so take this all as an opinion.
The food he takes in will have to come out so watch the portions cause the more he eats the more they poop.
A couple shrimps a week is enough to have a heathy eel with supplements like selcon soaked squid, scallops, etc in between meals.
Carbon dosing does wonders but START OUT SLOW! too much too fast will cause more harm than good( bad bacterial blooms that could deprive o2 if skimmer insufficient)
my Zebra he did not like big pieces of food. Their teeth are more for crustacean and crushing than flesh and cutting and tearing. Chunks the size of like his eyes to snout so a 2 ft eel is prob 1/4-1/2 inch. This will help with shredded food particles from rotting.
I'd also like to think a shrimp cut into 4 pieces digests easier that a whole shrimp would.
I'm not expert so take this all as an opinion.
aquaticartist
New member
You might want to stop feeding frozen anything that you buy at the grocery store if you want to get rid of phosphates. A lot of the seafood processed for human consumption is processed with some type of phosphate or phosphate compound. Check this out.
http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/tan/x5909e/x5909e01.htm
Sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate are also sometimes used to preserve seafood. You are better off buying bait shrimp and freezing it and cooking it yourself.
http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/tan/x5909e/x5909e01.htm
Sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate are also sometimes used to preserve seafood. You are better off buying bait shrimp and freezing it and cooking it yourself.
