Katze
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone,
After trying multiple ways of getting nitrates under control in my 100 gallon I have come to the conclusion to do a (nearly) 100% waterchange though I'm not sure whether that would help, and would the nitrates simply go back up in a couple of weeks.
Livestock:
Fire goby
Longnose butterflyfish
Sailfin molly
Squarespot anthias
(only 1 from each)
Corals:
Zoas -they look well but they don't grow
Mushrooms -exactly the same
LPS would wither away in just about 2 months or so
Aquascape:
About 30 kg of live rock
Bare bottom (sand was removed to decrease detritus, which did not help nor did it worsen anything, I mean there is no detritus on the bottom but the NO3 says otherwise)
Filtration:
Skimmer: Bubble Magus rated for 500l (135g)
Filter sock
Refugium -the algae simply won't grow, it never did I use a power head to make it tumble and a good quality freshwater light to give it energy
Some biological media for bacteria
Routine:
Refill with RODI water less than 1l a day, 0 TDS
Feeding the fishies 1x/day, no food falls to the bottom, or if it does the wavemakers take care of it
Cleaning the skimmer cup 1x/week
Cleaning the filter sock 3-4x/week
Testing NO3 and PO4 1x/week
Parameters:
NO3: 25-50 (salifert)
PO4: 0,08 (Hanna)
Salinity: 1025
Current algae in DT: some cyano but not much, I usually scrub it off with a soft brush
I think I mentioned everything, feel free to ask questions!
I'm longing to keep more interesting corals, but it never was succesful, I believe it's due to the nitrates...
Have a nice day/evening!
After trying multiple ways of getting nitrates under control in my 100 gallon I have come to the conclusion to do a (nearly) 100% waterchange though I'm not sure whether that would help, and would the nitrates simply go back up in a couple of weeks.
Livestock:
Fire goby
Longnose butterflyfish
Sailfin molly
Squarespot anthias
(only 1 from each)
Corals:
Zoas -they look well but they don't grow
Mushrooms -exactly the same
LPS would wither away in just about 2 months or so
Aquascape:
About 30 kg of live rock
Bare bottom (sand was removed to decrease detritus, which did not help nor did it worsen anything, I mean there is no detritus on the bottom but the NO3 says otherwise)
Filtration:
Skimmer: Bubble Magus rated for 500l (135g)
Filter sock
Refugium -the algae simply won't grow, it never did I use a power head to make it tumble and a good quality freshwater light to give it energy
Some biological media for bacteria
Routine:
Refill with RODI water less than 1l a day, 0 TDS
Feeding the fishies 1x/day, no food falls to the bottom, or if it does the wavemakers take care of it
Cleaning the skimmer cup 1x/week
Cleaning the filter sock 3-4x/week
Testing NO3 and PO4 1x/week
Parameters:
NO3: 25-50 (salifert)
PO4: 0,08 (Hanna)
Salinity: 1025
Current algae in DT: some cyano but not much, I usually scrub it off with a soft brush
I think I mentioned everything, feel free to ask questions!
I'm longing to keep more interesting corals, but it never was succesful, I believe it's due to the nitrates...
Have a nice day/evening!
