Ahhhh okay gotcha.No I have a smaller 20 gallon. I wanted a different aquascape so I tore down the tank that I’m current cycling. So this is me getting it back up and running
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Ahhhh okay gotcha.No I have a smaller 20 gallon. I wanted a different aquascape so I tore down the tank that I’m current cycling. So this is me getting it back up and running
Currently I have some diatoms growingAhhhh okay gotcha.
Well i use salifert test too.. And have amonia 0.25 like from the start .. could it be wrong reading?I used salifert and it worked well for me
Do you think I should do a water change even if I have diatoms growing?Ahhhh okay gotcha.
Not really. I would only do a water change if there's too much algae and you just manually scrubbed them off, then a water change helps remove a lot of it.Do you think I should do a water change even if I have diatoms growing?
Well I wanted to do a water change to bring those nitrates down but I wasn’t too sure considering I have diatoms growing. I wanted to add some coralline algae from algae barn and copepods but I know I can’t do that with such high nitrates.Not really. I would only do a water change if there's too much algae and you just manually scrubbed them off, then a water change helps remove a lot of it.
Ah gotcha. Yeah feel free to do a big water change then to get nitratea down.Well I wanted to do a water change to bring those nitrates down but I wasn’t too sure considering I have diatoms growing. I wanted to add some coralline algae from algae barn and copepods but I know I can’t do that with such high nitrates.
What's your plan for nitrate control long term? Just water changes or something else?
Ah gotcha. Yeah feel free to do a big water change then to get nitratea down.
What's your plan for nitrate control long term? Just water changes or something else?
Yeah probably just water changes. Do you recommend anything else?Ah gotcha. Yeah feel free to do a big water change then to get nitratea down.
What's your plan for nitrate control long term? Just water changes or something else?
Nah no specific recos. Good luck!Ah gotcha. Yeah feel free to do a big water change then to get nitratea down.
Yeah probably just water changes. Do you recommend anything else?
I’ve basically don’t 100 percent water change over the course of a week and my nitrates are still at 40ppm. Any ideas?Nah no specific recos. Good luck!
Over the course of a week? Do you mean like you did multiple smaller water changes that together adds up to 100%?I’ve basically don’t 100 percent water change over the course of a week and my nitrates are still at 40ppm. Any ideas?
More like two big onesOver the course of a week? Do you mean like you did multiple smaller water changes that together adds up to 100%?
Ah gotcha. Yeah that makes sense then. Say it is two 50% water changes, that just adds up to removing 75% of the original amount of nitrates, so bringing nitrate down to 40ppm after that seems reasonable.More like two big ones
The big problem with using only water changes for nitrate export is dilution. When you remove 50% of the water (huge) you get a 50% reduction in nitrates. But the next 50% water change you might get 25% of the nitrates. In reality you wind up getting about half of the expected nitrates with big water changes.More like two big ones
Well this is the nitrate left over from my tank cyclingThe big problem with using only water changes for nitrate export is dilution. When you remove 50% of the water (huge) you get a 50% reduction in nitrates. But the next 50% water change you might get 25% of the nitrates. In reality you wind up getting about half of the expected nitrates with big water changes.
You really need another export method like a refugium growing chaeto, algae scrubber, carbon dosing & skimmer etc.
You are still cycling. I used Red Sea Reef Mature and it took about 2 weeks for my cycle.So I’m cycling a new tank. My ammonia is .25 ppm my nitrites is 0ppm and my nitrate is either 80 or 160 ppm (kinda hard to read the color a little). I’m just wondering what I should do because my ammonia hasn’t hit zero but my nitrites have. I’m a little confused about it.
If the API test shows ammonia. Then it’s not done. Yeah API is junk but he still needs to be certain before dropping fish IMOits been over a month, on bottle bac
he's all set and complete
Codemaster
google: api false ammonia read
look at what numbers comes up as the false read
Strange that a new tank would have untra high nitrates. Do you have filtration. Are you using a ice cream scoop when feeding.So I should just do a large water change to get rid of those high nitrates and I’ll be good to go?