jay2x Reduce Nitrate need opinion. 10-02-2010, 12:40 AM
reefwars Your diatoms and nitrates... 10-02-2010, 12:52 AM
jay2x hmm..it's just so weird the... 10-02-2010, 12:57 AM
frd72 I also have 75g, with 25g... 10-02-2010, 04:18 AM
ottoman I run biopellets, Nitrate is... 10-02-2010, 05:50 AM
brooksdw I also had the nagging... 10-02-2010, 07:48 AM
whatcaneyedo A higher end skimmer could... 10-02-2010, 02:50 PM
reefwars Couldn't agre more I don't... 10-02-2010, 03:57 PM
Coleus +1 for biopellets, I have... 10-03-2010, 07:29 AM
daniella3d you use Prime to condition... 10-28-2010, 08:42 PM
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Reduce Nitrate need opinion.
Okay, I recently removed my bioballs about a week ago and have LR rubble. I have been battling with the nitrates to go down, I've limited my food.
currently I have 20ppm. my goal is to bring it down to 0ppm as I want to start a reef tank. tank size 75 gallons livestock: foxface, damsels 4, two mandarin goby, 3 clowns, 1 flame hawkfish, 2 (puffers(pearl and star and stripe) will be remove once i get corals) everything is at 0ppm except 20 nitrates...so annoying, i'm running a sump with refugium with cheato DSB with LR. In another side of my sump there is filter floss, phospate filter floss, LR rubble, and nitrate removal stones...and yes i'm running a 125 gal skimmer. I know the diatoms bloom i'm having is contributing with the nitrate spikes too. I don't know how to effectively get rid of them, I use PRIME to condition my water. I never had any problems before, but after a major water changes because I moved my tank it has been doing this. I need effective solutions, product suggestions.. thanks. |