Ideal nitrate parameters?

What should nitrate levels be?

  • 0-1ppm

    Votes: 6 3.5%
  • 0-5ppm

    Votes: 50 29.1%
  • 5-10ppm

    Votes: 89 51.7%
  • 15pmm+

    Votes: 27 15.7%

  • Total voters
    172

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Thanks for the info! Would you see lps not fully extend as well?

Probably, but that can happen for a lot of reasons, including flow too high, creatures irritating them, and lack of other things (calcium, alk, trace elements, etc.)
 

Just grow it: Have you ever added CO2 to your reef tank?

  • I currently use a CO2 with my reef tank.

    Votes: 8 6.0%
  • I don’t currently use CO2 with my reef tank, but I have in the past.

    Votes: 5 3.7%
  • I have never used CO2 with my reef tank, but I plan to in the future.

    Votes: 7 5.2%
  • I have never used CO2 with my reef tank and have no plans to in the future.

    Votes: 108 80.6%
  • Other.

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