Nanoreefnewbie 2012 nano contest entry

[The Grizz]

Was the rock fully cured?

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Enigma

The solution to pollution is dilution. You need to get the nitrates down quickly.

Chemicalistic (no such word but you get the idea :P) advice

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Chemicalistic (no such word but you get the idea :P) advice

You manipulate the English language very nicely for it not being your first language!

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Enigma

You manipulate the English language very nicely for it not being your first language!

Haha thanks

Have been the head of editorial department for a club (in english) back home so my writing is better than speaking :P

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Haha thanks

Have been the head of editorial department for a club (in english) back home so my writing is better than speaking :P

LOL

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Chemicalistic (no such word but you get the idea :P) advice

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by Enigma

The solution to pollution is dilution. You need to get the nitrates down quickly.

Then the tough part is to figure out how it got that high to eliminate the issue.

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Then the tough part is to figure out how it got that high to eliminate the issue.

The tank is only 40 days running pretty young for a reef tank could be a issue too...

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by Enigma

Your nitrates are really, really high for a reef. You need to get those way down. I would say below 5ppm. I'd do 50% water changes daily to get it down.

Another..a few others said 50% daily water changes

[reefwars]

the golden rule is "nothing happens fast in a reeftank but disaster"

the other is " the secret to pollution is dillution"

their ideas were right but the method is too fast, perhaps if you had no livestock in the tank but with critters in the tank i wouldnt be doing large water changes like that daily.


if your going to do on average 10% weekly water changes , then what you should do or have done is a larger water change (20-40%) then continue weekly with your 10%

this is only assuming you knnow where the nitrates are coming from and have a way to battle them??