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Hey all!
Have had a Nuvo 30g for over 2 years now. Started it with dry rock from an older system of mine. Nitrates/phosphates had always been a problem in this tank for some reason that I still do not know why. I only have 3 fish in there. 2 Wrasses and a Dottyback. I've been fighting these high nitrates along Aiptasia and cyano for all of 2020. In the past year I've tried different methods of reducing and/or eliminating the cyano and high nitrates/phoshates. Tried peppermint shrimp and Aiptasia X to eliminate those filthy animals but no matter what I do, little baby aiptasia's come back in the sand bed, over rocks... I have had it.
I need your advice or input based off your experiences! Here is my plan:
Have had a Nuvo 30g for over 2 years now. Started it with dry rock from an older system of mine. Nitrates/phosphates had always been a problem in this tank for some reason that I still do not know why. I only have 3 fish in there. 2 Wrasses and a Dottyback. I've been fighting these high nitrates along Aiptasia and cyano for all of 2020. In the past year I've tried different methods of reducing and/or eliminating the cyano and high nitrates/phoshates. Tried peppermint shrimp and Aiptasia X to eliminate those filthy animals but no matter what I do, little baby aiptasia's come back in the sand bed, over rocks... I have had it.
I need your advice or input based off your experiences! Here is my plan:
- go buy new sand and dry rock
- seed the dry rock in a tub with heater and MarinePure bio spheres for 2 Weeks or so (question here would be, should I use the same spheres in the tank now? Or use some from a buddy's tank that does not have any pests?)
- salvage whatever coral I have left that does not have any aiptasia. (in process of doing that now. I have a frag rack in the tank with what I can save)
- get rid of all rock and sand
- give the tank a good scrub down with a mixture of RO water and Vinegar
- give all pumps, tubes a vinegar bath
- Add in seeded rocks, sand and fill up
- place corals and fish back in after a day or two