Nitrates are high?

[Oscar’s25Gal]

Hello guys, so I have a 25 gal.

I have no corals, except a very small shroom colony and a RBTA. My ammonia reads 0, pH 8.1, Nitrite 0 but my nitrates are 35. I have 2 clowns, a wrasse and a juvie blue tang (i am upgrading my tank in a few weeks.)

Can anyone tell me why my nitrates are so high and how to lower them?
Thanks

 

[Flippers4pups]

How much filtration (rock) do you have?

What's your water change schedule like?

RO/DI water?

35 ppm isn't really high in saltwater tanks.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Do you over feed (feed heavily), with inadequate filtration?

 

[Oscar’s25Gal]

I would say I have fairly good filtration. I do not overfeed at all, and my water change schedule is roughly a 20% change every 10 - 11 days. So could I do multiple water changes over the course of maybe a week and would that lower the nitrates?

 

[Reeffragger]

35 isnt high. I run my reef at 20-40 24.7. Onve it gets to the 60-80 range then ill do a big water chsnge but that only happens once every mnth or if i feed way too much.

 

[Flippers4pups]

I would say I have fairly good filtration. I do not overfeed at all, and my water change schedule is roughly a 20% change every 10 - 11 days. So could I do multiple water changes over the course of maybe a week and would that lower the nitrates?

You could. Once again 35 isn't high. I constantly run 40+ in my system. No issues and everything grows very well. Fish and inverts are very happy and some, like my clown pair are turning 12 years old soon.

 

[Oscar’s25Gal]

Wow, that's a relief. Thanks guys. I was getting quite worried but that has made me much more comfotable :)