Hello so my 29g has been up for around 4 months now fish and invert only and a few weeks ago I added my first coral, a Pom Pom Xenia. It hasn’t been doing good and so I tested the tank and the levels are:
~0 nitrate
~.2 phosphate
~179 KH
~360 calcium
~1.025 salinity
I’m assuming the issue is my nitrate being 0, it’s been a bit pale and it looks a little rough. Until I got any corals my goal was to get nitrates as low as possible so I’ve been doing everything I can to keep them low. Deep sand bed, protein skimmer, HOB
What’s the best way to raise nitrates? I know feeding more and more fish can help but I’m already feeding like 2-4 times a day and my stocking is:
2 young clownfish
2 mollys
1 lawnmower blenny
CUC
~0 nitrate
~.2 phosphate
~179 KH
~360 calcium
~1.025 salinity
I’m assuming the issue is my nitrate being 0, it’s been a bit pale and it looks a little rough. Until I got any corals my goal was to get nitrates as low as possible so I’ve been doing everything I can to keep them low. Deep sand bed, protein skimmer, HOB
What’s the best way to raise nitrates? I know feeding more and more fish can help but I’m already feeding like 2-4 times a day and my stocking is:
2 young clownfish
2 mollys
1 lawnmower blenny
CUC