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[makana]

Thanks for your replies. I am really struggling with the nitrates issue. I have 5lbs of sugar sand for substrate. For rock I have 10lbs of base rock that I seeded with 2lbs of live rock. I have wondered if the base rock doesn't yet have the ability to break down the nitrate. From what I have read some people claim live rock does that and others claim it doesn't.

I have no filter to clean, just the skimmer with a bag of carbon. I feed the fish 1 flake crushed up each day. A piece of fook or two make it to the bottom there is nothing left in there by the next day. The hermit seems to pick it up.

I change 1 gallon once a week and have tried increasing that to 2. I am adding cycle with the water change. Nothing seems to help. Should I do more frequent water changes?