hot fuge quick question so my tank is 5 months old and pretty stable, at about 4 months my nitrates settled to about 20 ppm , i started to use filterd water, and removed the dumb bio-wheel , which brought the nitrates down to 10ppm, and also switched from IO salt to reef crystals. after about 1 month my nitrates are at 10 ppm. water change every 2 weeks. my tank is very clear althou i do have some hair algae not too much, proly from the first 4 months of unfiltered water. my fish are very active and have vibrant colors, clear eyes, never had a death in my tank.Also getting first small specs of coraline algae on glass and base rock. i would really like to add a coral something easy. but first i need to get my nitrates to zero correct?i have not tested anything other than my p.h. at8.3 and my nitrates @ 10ppm( ammonia and nitrite have been at zero since cylcing). ididnt feel clacium,phos, tests were need till later when corals come. what would be my best option of getting my nitrates to zero ?i feed every other day and my skimmer is working very nicely. i was
thinking about a HOT fuge.would any of these types be used with cheato for nitrate reduction. it would also give my scooter pods.my tank specs are listed below
its not very big thats why im hoping a HOT style would work. please help im going into info overload DAMN GOOGLE!
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60g long,15g sump,remote 8gal fuge, 80lbs ls, ? LR lbs, ss65,koralia2 650 gph,mag 7,2 maxi jet1200 hooked up to wavemaker. 216 wattt5+130pc, o.clownpair ,
dragonete pair,sixline,coral goby,blue neon goby,4 scarlet hermits,pepermint shrimp.2 turbo's, green star polyps,green frogspawn,green toadstool, green finger leather,blastomussa,yellow pal,green zoas,pink candy & yellow trumpet,white tip torch ,mushroom's,colt. |