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Hi should I expect a nitrate spike in my new tank after a few days (5ppm)?
 
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Yes, sort of.

The bio-waste will all eventually be turned into nitrate. In a new tank, this won't be a spike, but rather an ever increasing level. The only way to get it out of a new system with only fish is to change out some of the water.
 
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rhitee93 said:
Yes, sort of.

The bio-waste will all eventually be turned into nitrate. In a new tank, this won't be a spike, but rather an ever increasing level. The only way to get it out of a new system with only fish is to change out some of the water.
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Once I add corals will this lower nitrates?
 
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