Need Opinions - Brightwell Aquatics NitratR

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by alexgreg13, Aug 15, 2011.

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  1. alexgreg13

    alexgreg13 Plankton

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    on brightwell aquatics nitratR
     
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  3. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Looks like a good product to me. I just may have to try it myself, lol
     
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    It sounds awesome but I can't find any one who has used it and I don't want to try it with out at least one good opinion
     
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    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    I completely understand that. You might want to edit your title of the first post to read something like, "Need Opinions - Brightwell Aquatics NitratR

    You do this by clicking on "edit" on the your first post, then click "Go Advanced", then edit your title. The reason why I say you might want to do this is so that people know what you are wanting. The title of your thread is what gets peoples attention.
     
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    Nothing takes the place of good animal husbandry. Try to keep nitrates and other parameters in check naturally rather than looking for miracle potions which usually never live up to their claims.
    Using good quality RO/DI or distilled water, a good reef type salt mix and doing regular water changes goes a long way towards tank health. If the nitrates are still high then you may have a higher bioload than your system can handle such as not enough live rock for bacteria to colonize, too many fish or you may be overfeeding.
    Thinks like macroalgae in a refugium help as do protein skimmers which remove organics from the water.
     
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  9. alexgreg13

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    I have a terminator skimmer that some one gave me but I don't know much about it and I'm thinking about using it. I do regular maintenance. I will try lowering my feeding and adding more rock