finally upgraded my test kit

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  1. JayTropical

    JayTropical Purple Spiny Lobster

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    and had a question

    here are the levels of my 37 gallon.

    ph - 8.2
    alk - "normal" on the results bar
    amonia - 0
    nitrite - 0
    nitrate - 5.0 ppm
    sal - 1.022


    what are the reasons for my nitrates at 5?

    ive been doing 20% water changes every 3 weeks

    right now my stocklist is 1.5" royal gramma, 2x 2" clowns, 2.5" firefish, cleaner shrimp, orange star about 4" in diam.

    could it be due to overfeeding? i have no idea..

    help would be greatly appreciated.
     
    JayTropical, Nov 9, 2009
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  2. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    It could be easily due to overfeeding. Do you have any filters that need to be cleaned or sponges? Are you using RO/DI water?
     
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  3. JayTropical

    JayTropical Purple Spiny Lobster

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    filter is clean, i have a skimmer running, and the initial water for my tank 6 months ago was Kirkland drinking water that i mixed my own salt to, and since then ive done water changes via my LFS's saltwater.

    i did have my sandbed all stired up from aquascaping the day before, if that might have anything to do with it.
     
    JayTropical, Nov 9, 2009
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