Lowering nitrates

[mikenroe]

Should I worry about this? And will it hurt my tank? How do I get rid of it?

 

[Reefing Madness]

No, won't harm anything, as long as you get the system cleaned up and it doesn't get a chance to spread out.

 

[Zacco]

Where are you getting your water? Is it RO , DI , Tap water ? I was getting RO water from a local fish store once and couldn't understand why I was having nuisance algae problems. Until I had their water tested. PO4 was super high. Always test your water source before using it. Just because a LFS sell's RO water, doesn't mean it's actually pure water. Always test.

 

[LowezAkar24]

Hi there, I'm new to the community! So thanks in advance for any advice. I have a 29 gal Cardiff mixed reef aquarium. I moved my aquarium from my second floor to the bottom floor about 3 months ago. Since then my nitrates have been really high, between 60 80. I tried nitrate sponge or pellots, and now have been using brightwell bio fuel. Still no luck! I know done nitrates are good but I think 60 to 80 is to high. All other parameters are where they should be. Any advice?

Hey brother, what has worked for me significantly is NPX Plastics inside of Julian Sprung's Two Little Fishies Reactor.

 

[mikenroe]

I get the BM today! I'll keep you posted on how things go. Should I add anything to the tank, or as the NO3 levels decrease, the ghost algae will slowly decrease as well.