High Nitrate Help
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kevin95695
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Water changes, followed by adding nitrate eaters such as additional specimens and/or other species (correct latin='specii or specie?) of macro-algae & clams etc.
You could also dump a wad of some nitrate absorbing/adsorbing media in a bag in the path of your flow, but that would be a short-term fix.,
You could also dump a wad of some nitrate absorbing/adsorbing media in a bag in the path of your flow, but that would be a short-term fix.,
kevin95695
Member of the Registry
What's your source for tankwater? What are the potential "nitrate factories" in your system?
MrMikeB
New member
70 PPM? Wow, that is high, you sure that is an accurate measurement? That just seems exhorbitantly high compared to your tank and load. I think good size water changes are your safest bet at this point (20% or more) - done over a couple of days so as to not shock your livestock.
I would look into more long term strategies too to keep your nitrates from reaching that high - lower feedings, cheato, better skimming/organic waste removal, etc.
I would look into more long term strategies too to keep your nitrates from reaching that high - lower feedings, cheato, better skimming/organic waste removal, etc.
Water change schedule.....be honest: 1 time every 2 weeks amt of 5gallons
feeding regiment: CoralAccel everyday 10mL, 5 Dainichi sinking pellets
how old is the tank: 3 months
Any dead stuff recently?: xenia after dKH shock, left in tank for 3 days hoping it would bounce back.
feeding regiment: CoralAccel everyday 10mL, 5 Dainichi sinking pellets
how old is the tank: 3 months
Any dead stuff recently?: xenia after dKH shock, left in tank for 3 days hoping it would bounce back.
bluenassarius
retired algae slanger
Is there alot of waterflow going through the ball of chaeto? Detritus can get trapped in the chaeto and cause nitrates to be higher. Pruning the Chaeto might help or shaking it clean.
kevin95695
Member of the Registry
You aren't running bio-balls... Are you?
Nu2SW
New member
some people have said dosing Vodka or sugar works with nitrates, there are links on RC somewhere. But if something goes wrong bye bye tank.
Water changes are your safe bet, every few days do a bigger water change than you would normally do. If you do 5, go for like 7 or 8
If you have 30 gallons of actual water volume, then it would take 6 water changes to completely get all of the water out.
I dont remember skimming getting rid of nitrates and never have seen anything really good in a form of some sort of media in a bag to get rid of nitrates.
to my understanding it was clams, chaeto and water changes
but adding a clam in now , would probably not be good for it as the nitrates are so high.
Water changes are your safe bet, every few days do a bigger water change than you would normally do. If you do 5, go for like 7 or 8
If you have 30 gallons of actual water volume, then it would take 6 water changes to completely get all of the water out.
I dont remember skimming getting rid of nitrates and never have seen anything really good in a form of some sort of media in a bag to get rid of nitrates.
to my understanding it was clams, chaeto and water changes
but adding a clam in now , would probably not be good for it as the nitrates are so high.
kdblove_99
New member
Well the tank is only 3 months old, Couldn't it be just part of the cycle?
kevin95695
Member of the Registry
Yup. What they said.
funman1
Active member
I measuered it with two test kits, my new Elos and my old Tetra
Yeah it's really that high.
We were trying to figure out why some of his softie corals were not looking so good. So I ran a full line of tests on the water.
Only thing way out in left field was Nitrates, other tests were normal or just off by a bit.
Justin74
New member
Clams will not cure a tank of nitrate problems period. The nitrates they consume are virtually imeasureable. And the only ones that people use to be proactive are Hippopus hippopus as Minh pointed out, even with those they need to be used in multiples to actually keep 1-2 parts down.
-Justin
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