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05-08-2008, 07:00 AM
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| | Plankton
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 |  brown algae
how do you get rid of high nitrates, have tried several water changes. | 
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05-08-2008, 07:01 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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more water changes! _________ You will never know whats in my tank as i can only type 15 words  | 
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05-08-2008, 07:08 AM
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| | Plankton
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will to many mess up cycling bio chemical balance | |
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05-08-2008, 07:13 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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maybe
How old and big is your system. Any live stock? If so what and how much and often are they fed? What is your amm, nitrite and nitrate levels?
But in high and sight, more water changes would reduce nitrate levels. | |
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05-08-2008, 07:14 AM
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| | Giant Squid
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Sounds like your still cycling, are you? _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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05-08-2008, 07:20 AM
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| | Plankton
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no it's been set up for about a year and 3 months.
1 pink skunk clownfish
3 regular clownfish
5 different damsels
1 cleaner shrimp
1 coral banded shrimp
1 purple lobster
1 sebae anemone
1 bubble anemone
mutiple mushroom coral
yellow polyps
brown polyps
92 gallon corner tank with about 100pds. of live rock.
px3 canister filter
px2 canister filter | |
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05-08-2008, 07:21 AM
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#7 (permalink)
| | Plankton
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1 pink skunk clownfish
3 regular clownfish
5 different damsels
1 cleaner shrimp
1 coral banded shrimp
1 purple lobster
1 sebae anemone
1 bubble anemone
mutiple mushroom coral
yellow polyps
brown polyps
92 gallon corner tank with about 100pds. of live rock.
px3 canister filter
px2 canister filter | |
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05-08-2008, 07:23 AM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 28
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have you been changing your canister media?
I know they can become nitrate factories if not properly kept up with.
Have you thought about adding a sump and skimmer/fuge setup?
If not you may want to consider doing some mangroves or some kind of macroalgae in your display tank, they can help offset high nitrates _________ 24G JBJ Nano, 20# Live Sand, 40# Live Rock
Rose BTA, Kenya Tree, Frogspawn, Xenia, bubble coral
Blue/Green Chromis, 2x Black & White Percs, Dragon Goby
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05-08-2008, 07:31 AM
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#9 (permalink)
| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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Originally Posted by Iraf  have you been changing your canister media?
I know they can become nitrate factories if not properly kept up with.
Have you thought about adding a sump and skimmer/fuge setup?
If not you may want to consider doing some mangroves or some kind of macroalgae in your display tank, they can help offset high nitrates |
Well you have a pretty established tank. but as Iraf said! Clean your canisters, change your carbon, and look into adding some kind of macroalgae or anything that eats nitrates.
What are your nitrates at? you may think they are high but they may just be normal. Unless you have some form of denitrafication, no system is with out nitrates some corals even like them. | |
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05-08-2008, 07:32 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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however i have noticed you have anemones and they do not like nitrates! | |
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