higH NITRATESS PLEASE HELPP!!!!

[fish like me]

17 threads created all at almost the same time is hardly a mistake.

 

[archie1709]

I reported the user to the moderator

 

[blot60]

Maybe he is impatient?

 

[IPowderBlueTang]

Most likely his/her computer or keyboard must have malfunction or the send button got stuck on!

 

[Craig Lambert]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9186698#post9186698 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by IPowderBlueTang
Most likely his/her computer or keyboard must have malfunction

Right...Like Janet Jackson at the Superbowl a couple of years ago.......

 

[oxkisses12ox]

HAHA !! yeah i think that may take a few YEARS!!

 

[dustins]

Do you keep any Macroalgae in the refugium?

 

[supervdl]

have you stirred up the sand or any debris in your wetdry?

 

[corals b 4 bills]

I second the turkey baster, or pump. hook up a sock to your sump, shake up your rock, add more flow to your tank, add new carbon, and do a 30 % water change every week for two to three weeks and you should see some dramatic changes. my nitrates were always 30 to 40 until I removed my rocks and swished them around in one of my old water change containers and added 2 tunze pumps, now for the last 6 months my nitrates have been undetectable. the only time it shows up is when I needed to clean the filter sock, it's just my observation.

 

[hawaiianwargod]

Nitrates in excess will bother or kill corals. IMHE, using refugium with macro algae will lower if not eliminate nitrate problem. You need to harvest from time to time and suppliment Iron also.
Try not to overfeed your fish and change or clean filters regularly if in use.
Good Luck!

 

[Xirxes23]

Nitrates...

1- Clean all mechanical filters as mentioned above
2- clean all substrate
3- search for anything dead/dying in tank
4- do 10% water changes twice a week until nitrates are down to workable level
5- reduce feeding/increase skimming
6- keep macro in refugium as mentioned in above also

As noted in above post as well, nitrates...like nitrites or ammonia, can become toxic if consistently at these high levels, not only for corals but fish as well.

Did your nitrates skyrocket or did you not check for a while, then notice they were at 50ppm? If it has been a while, maintenance may be key, but if just recently i would lean to a recent addition/death that is giving you your troubles.

 

[paeSona]

im sorry what happened was i clicked the submit button nd my computer kkept on sayin an unexpected error has occured, and the screen didnt change so i kept clicking it nd then i canceled it and some how i amazinglyy posted like 5748395685437 forumss loll im sorry thoguh for the error it wont happen again i feel pretty embarsed thoguh i must sayy loll

 

[paeSona]

i have calurpa or however itss spelled insidee my filter, i just recently mad e a refugiumm about 3 or 4 days ago and i put sand in the filter and my sand bed is about 4 to 5 inches deep. and i have alot of calurpa with live rock rubble about 5 lbs not alott.

 

[paeSona]

is it ok if i have a sand sifting goby inside my tank to stir up the sand or will that effect the nitrates bc im pretty sure this is whats affecting my corals

 

[Craig Lambert]

Staggers the imagination............

 

[paeSona]

and i have been doingg water changess HOMIEE so relaxx im just asking for help because ive done like 35 gallons in 3 days almost and i feel it will shock my fishh and the coralss so im trying to not pushh the limit with water changes thats why im asking for helpp

 

[blot60]

:lolspin: :hammer: Youu said thatt youu hadd a 5 inchh deeep sandbed. Iff you stir upp a sandbed that deeep it could cause nitratess to risee.

 

[paeSona]

no you mis understood .... my sandbed is 5 inches deep in ym reguiumm in my tank itss about an inch to 1.5 inches