schnebbles
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I am having high nitrates, I am running a canister which I've been cleaning with my weekly water changes so far. I don't have a lot of bio media in it, I do have sponges which I may remove eventually but they helped clear my initial water being cloudy.
The skimmer won't help with nitrates will it? I have probably 30# of live rock and 10# that started out dry. Tank is pretty new and I used bio spira and ammonia to cycle it. I probably should have changed out more water before I put any fish in.
I have 2 small clowns and and a 3" midas blenny. No ammonia or nitrite. I think I'm just waiting on my bacteria to build. I'm still adding stability almost daily just because I have it.
I am trying to feed as little as possible. I put some corals in and I'm concerned that if I don't get the nitrates lowered I'm going to lose them.
How much water is safe to change? I've done 10% and it's not enough. My mom says her fish lady says to keep old water but she was having problems with nitrites, somehow her tank wasn't fully cycling. I think I'm fine to go ahead with bigger ones, do you agree?
I have a reef octopus hob on the say- no sump. No room or I'd have a sump.
The skimmer won't help with nitrates will it? I have probably 30# of live rock and 10# that started out dry. Tank is pretty new and I used bio spira and ammonia to cycle it. I probably should have changed out more water before I put any fish in.
I have 2 small clowns and and a 3" midas blenny. No ammonia or nitrite. I think I'm just waiting on my bacteria to build. I'm still adding stability almost daily just because I have it.
I am trying to feed as little as possible. I put some corals in and I'm concerned that if I don't get the nitrates lowered I'm going to lose them.
How much water is safe to change? I've done 10% and it's not enough. My mom says her fish lady says to keep old water but she was having problems with nitrites, somehow her tank wasn't fully cycling. I think I'm fine to go ahead with bigger ones, do you agree?
I have a reef octopus hob on the say- no sump. No room or I'd have a sump.