Nitrate Level's - Page 2

Thatguy96 · 06-07-2008, 06:44 PM

Hey guys once again thanks for all the help. Have done 30% , 30% water changes in the last two weekends and my nitrates have dropped!!
I put a Nitrate sponge in the Sump and doing my best to keep up with the Cheeto.

Thanks again

LongIslandAndy · 06-07-2008, 08:29 PM

Hi

Can I ask a question, what are the nitrates doing to the tank. Were you having algae outbreaks? If not why not slowly cut back on your feedings and add a water change here and there. The only problem in a reef with too much nitrate is algae IMO

Andy

figgy · 06-08-2008, 01:14 AM

If you have a fuge with a sand bed for the cheato and little to no flow in there you will never get your Nitrates down. Or at least with any consistancy. I just dissasemble my fuge for the first time in a year. WoW! Bet a bed of Sh@#&%T. It was laying there and I have to say I bet it was causing me most if not all of my nutriant problems. I read it somewhrere on this forum that the top players not use a fuge. Now I know why.
I will take for reading tomorrow. but it almost dropped 50%. Nitrate from 80ppm to 40ppm. and phosphate when down 1 whole point. whetever. This hobby is tuff. Oh yeah, I will be putting back the cheato but with no sand bed and some rocks and a power head to move the water better. I will also lower the speed of the tube that runs down from my tank straight into the fuge

06-08-2008, 01:14 AM	#13
figgy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Hyde Park, New York Posts: 143 Reefer Ratings: (12) Friends: (0)	If you have a fuge with a sand bed for the cheato and little to no flow in there you will never get your Nitrates down. Or at least with any consistancy. I just dissasemble my fuge for the first time in a year. WoW! Bet a bed of Sh@#&%T. It was laying there and I have to say I bet it was causing me most if not all of my nutriant problems. I read it somewhrere on this forum that the top players not use a fuge. Now I know why. I will take for reading tomorrow. but it almost dropped 50%. Nitrate from 80ppm to 40ppm. and phosphate when down 1 whole point. whetever. This hobby is tuff. Oh yeah, I will be putting back the cheato but with no sand bed and some rocks and a power head to move the water better. I will also lower the speed of the tube that runs down from my tank straight into the fuge Last edited by figgy; 06-08-2008 at 01:16 AM.

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06-07-2008, 06:44 PM	#11
Thatguy96 Thatguy96 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Astoria Queens NY Posts: 428 Reefer Ratings: (17) Friends: (0)	Hey guys once again thanks for all the help. Have done 30% , 30% water changes in the last two weekends and my nitrates have dropped!! I put a Nitrate sponge in the Sump and doing my best to keep up with the Cheeto. Thanks again

06-07-2008, 08:29 PM	#12
LongIslandAndy Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ronkonkoma, NY Posts: 39 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	Hi Can I ask a question, what are the nitrates doing to the tank. Were you having algae outbreaks? If not why not slowly cut back on your feedings and add a water change here and there. The only problem in a reef with too much nitrate is algae IMO Andy