High nitrate problem, please HELP!!!

[NanoCube-boy]

Well my Tank No3 has gone down to 7.5ppm. I'm very happy for the resaults. I change 3 gallons of water every other day to a total of 12gallons. It sure is a lot of work, but I got the No3 down to my goals. Under 10ppm and I would be satisfied...

 

[Mighty Quinn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6772563#post6772563 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NanoCube-boy
Under 10ppm and I would be satisfied...

Sorry to burst your bubble Nanocube-boy, but you should be striving from much lower nitrate than 10ppm. Take a look at the following article in Reefkeeper by Dr. Holmes-Farley:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php

You should be shooting for <0.2ppm nitrates. Bummer, eh? I know, because I have been at ~2 ppm nitrates for the last 6 months and haven't been able to get them down below that.

Q

 

[NanoCube-boy]

okay, i guess so. Darn... Thanks for telling. To get that I should do 1-2more water changes and get that 2ppm... haha