WVH
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Had this tank running or years with all the bells and whistles .
Then had a medical issue some years back and it crashed hard .
Have restarted it had it running again now for two years . Only five smaller fish and mixed corals all doing well.
This time I did a KISS approach . NO skimmer , NO Fuge and No Sump. After two years running with ZERO fish or coal losses which is very pleasing. I still am at a loss as to why when testing with more than one type of kit I am always zero or nearly zero Nitrates ?
There are a few too many Pulsing Xenia but still I am at a loss as to why no nitrates at all? I do keep them pretty well controlled . Also it has a lot of live rock in the tank almost to the surface in a couple of spots of a 72 bow.
But still the question lingers why no nitrates are Xenias that good at controlling nitrates after all?
Then had a medical issue some years back and it crashed hard .
Have restarted it had it running again now for two years . Only five smaller fish and mixed corals all doing well.
This time I did a KISS approach . NO skimmer , NO Fuge and No Sump. After two years running with ZERO fish or coal losses which is very pleasing. I still am at a loss as to why when testing with more than one type of kit I am always zero or nearly zero Nitrates ?
There are a few too many Pulsing Xenia but still I am at a loss as to why no nitrates at all? I do keep them pretty well controlled . Also it has a lot of live rock in the tank almost to the surface in a couple of spots of a 72 bow.
But still the question lingers why no nitrates are Xenias that good at controlling nitrates after all?
