fishfanv
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My husband and I have a 40 gallon tank with LR that has been re-cycled after we let it go last year for awhile. It has been re-cycling since March. Finally in May all the params were spot on so we added some snails & crabs. At this point the nitrates were at 10 ppm. A couple weeks later we noticed the snails were dying off and the nitrates had gone up to 100 ppm. So we did a water change & brought the nitrates down to 50 ppm. Another water change after that and they went down to 25 ppm. So now the nitrates are stalled at 25 ppm and we cannot seem to get them below that. The only things in the tank are some leftover snails & crabs (3 total).
The skimmer is on 24/7. Does anyone have any suggestions for getting the nitrates down & keeping them down?
Thanks in advance.
The skimmer is on 24/7. Does anyone have any suggestions for getting the nitrates down & keeping them down?
Thanks in advance.