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02-17-2008, 03:51 PM
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| | Plankton
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 |  how to lower nitrate levels
what is the best way to lower nitrate levels | 
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02-17-2008, 03:53 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Originally Posted by bigal221  what is the best way to lower nitrate levels | In most cases, a good water change will do, but in your case, you have too many fish. _________ 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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02-17-2008, 04:04 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Buffalo N.Y. Age: 24
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i dont think that ? will ever have one single answer. if it does let me know! water changes dilute the problem but not solve. the are alot of proven methods to lower nitrate, you need to find one that best suits your tank, im in the same boat, my nitrate arent high 10-15ppm but i would like 0-5.
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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. | |
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02-17-2008, 05:15 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
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If you have a sump then its simple a coil denitrater will fix the problem I have never had an issue with NO3 in all the yrs I have used these .. If you do not have a sump then you have to force feed the water through the coil with a pump rather then siphon and they work 100% .. Thats the short and long of it. Now it can be made complicated to rid the tank of NO3's and many do.. (: If you need one ? P/M me. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | 
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02-18-2008, 09:23 AM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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what is the best way to lower nitrate levels
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lower the NH3,4 input that breaks down into NO3,4
introduce chemical, mechanical, biological ways to lower NO3,4
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