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10-26-2009, 04:02 AM
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Nitrate Problem
Im sure this is a very common problem, but my tank has been established for almost 2 years..
is 120 G, have skimmer, cheato, couple mangroves... dosing Zeo start2 been doing water changes more frequent.. yet the levels are still high.. my bubble coral's health is declining because of it any suggestions ? 
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10-26-2009, 05:19 AM
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Make sure you harvest a lot of chaeto. It has to be growing to be sucking out nitrate.
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400 gal reef. Established April, 2007. 3 Sequence Dart, RM12-4 skimmer, 2 x OM4Ways, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown (pair), Blonde Naso Tang, Vlamingi Tang, Foxface Rabbit, Unicorn Tang, 2 Pakistani Butterflies and a few coral gobies My Tank: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28436
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#6
10-26-2009, 07:00 PM
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How deep is your sandbed? Are your mangroves actively growing and putting on new leaves (while retaining the older leaves)? Same with the Chaeto, if it's not actively growing it's not consuming nutrients. How often do you do water changes?
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Calvin --- Planning a 29 gallon mixed reef...
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10-26-2009, 07:59 PM
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git rid of all he filter media you have and things should be fine. There is no way you only feed once every 3 days, grow chateo, and have a skimmer and still have nitrate problems. Check your water source and maybe your test kits.
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