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Old 05-09-2008, 07:46 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Just a quickie, will the skins of shredded inverts cause my nitrates to rise if left in the tank???


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Old 05-09-2008, 07:53 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I have never removed them all mine always went into and behind the rocks . I just leave them and its never been a problem. Its not flesh just keratin type mineral it will just dissolve back into the water.


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Old 05-09-2008, 08:10 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 05-09-2008, 10:15 AM   #4 (permalink)
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yeah i think their actually a decent calcium source too


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Yeah i never remove mine, never a problem
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Acutaly the exo skeliton they shed is high in protein and other fish / inverts will consume it.
leave it , it wont be there that long


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