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11-01-2009, 06:24 PM
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I do have a protein skimmer rated for 220 gallon tanks. It's a corallife super skimmer.
If I clean my filter out while my nitrate is up like this will it shock my tan and kill my fish? I know to clean the media in tank water, not tap water. But it still makes me nervous 
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11-01-2009, 07:41 PM
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Im pretty new to this aswell.. but i am running a canister filter aswell for three months now and my nitrates are stable 0-5ppm
 I completly replace the white foam pad in my canister every two weeks with a new one. and once a month during a water change i fill a bucket and splash the other media stuff around in the basket.its amazing how much stuff comes out. i removed my sump because of noise and am happy with the results of the canister.......so far that is
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11-01-2009, 09:12 PM
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There are many ways to shock a tank and kill its inhabitants. A good maintenance schedule is not one of them.
Take a manufacturer's product ratings 'with a grain of salt' or however the expression goes. Here is some good reading on nitrite and nitrate Nitrite and the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes Farely http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-06/rhf/index.php Nitrate in the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes Farely http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...t2003/chem.htm
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