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Thread: How to reduce nitrates

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05-23-2007, 09:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
nemo79 Zoanthid Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 1,117 Karma: 166	I had a big problem with nitrates...they were at 80ppm. I started doing water changes, vacummed my crushed coral substrate, blew my LR with turkey baster and I only feed every other day. I also used kents nitrate sponge when I got the nitrates down to 20ppm and it helped get rid of the rest. Since I started feeding less, doing regular water changes, and blowing my rock off my nitrates have stayed at 0. If you use carbon remember to clean it regularly and change it frequently. _________ 20g 25lbs LR 1 hydor koralia rio nano skimmer FISH: blk/white clown, damsel, yellow watchman goby CORAL: grn open brain, acan, torch, rics, toadstool, zoo's INVERT:[/u] hermits, nassarius, astrea, turbo's, nerites, crocea clam .

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