Nitrates help

[Soldja12]

So I have been battling with nitrates and phosphates. It seems like no matter what I do I keep getting undectable readings. I have used both salifert and hannah checker, same reading.
I have an 80 gallon frag tank, with 9 fish that I feed 2 times a day. Additionally I use red sea AB 3 times a week, and brightwell amino acids 2 times a week at night when thr lights shut off.Its a barebottom tank btw.
Thank you for any advise you can give. I am starving my acros slowly and not understanding why

 

[xxkenny90xx]

What are you doing for filtration?

 

[Brandon3152134]

Limit your feeding to as little as possible for a little bit to see if you can get them under control with water changes and skimming.(I would also blow your rocks and crevices to uplift any detritus stuck in there.)The real solution to the problem is finding the source of the nitrates in the first place. A little more info like stocking, filtration, food type, and maintenance routine.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Limit your feeding to as little as possible for a little bit to see if you can get them under control with water changes and skimming.(I would also blow your rocks and crevices to uplift any detritus stuck in there.)The real solution to the problem is finding the source of the nitrates in the first place. A little more info like stocking, filtration, food type, and maintenance routine.

The op is battling low nitrates, not high. I thought the same thing when I read the title

 

[flampton]

There's two ways to go that you're likely comfortable with. Add more of everything, or buy supplements of each.

Oh and what do you mean your acros are starving?

 

[Jeff Jarry reef]

Dos some ATI essentials N I use it and it does great for me

 

[Brandon3152134]

The op is battling low nitrates, not high. I thought the same thing when I read the title

Oof my bad op

 

[vetteguy53081]

Add ChemiPure Elite. Will bring them doen and control for you

 

[Soldja12]

The only filtration I have is skimmer. I have plenty of livestock. Maybe I need to stop doing weekly water changes and make it biweekly.

 

[Peng1606]

You can dose Pottasium/sodium Nitrate and Potassium phosphate... I face the same problem despite having about 60 fish, feeding 5-6 times per day in my system. I have purchased The above from greenleaf aquariums and dose regularly.
Have also recently sent an ICP water test which didn’t show up any excess heavy metals etc so no contaminants in their products used.

 

[SliceGolfer]

Picture of tank? What is your export? Fuge? Skimmer? Media?

 

[Soldja12]

I say that the acros are starving because they are showing signs of starving. Slight loss of color.
I know it's not my lights bleaching them, nitrates just too low

 

[Soldja12]

Lights are out tonight. Will post tomorrow.
Yes I have normal sump, skimmer fuge, and media because I don't have live rock

 

[flampton]

Since it's bare bottom are you removing detritus and uneaten food everyday? If so you're also doing a disservice to your numbers

 

[Luis1992]

I got my self in a similar bind. What I noticed was that I was so set on a schedule for everything that I forgot to pay attention to the tank as it changes. If you have undetectable nitrates and phosphates don’t change water, turn off the skimmer and make sure to run a healthy dosing schedule to maintain all of your nutrients not just the obvious. I was doing weekly water changes until I literally bottomed out my nutrients. Now I’ve gone a few months without a water change. My tank has found its own balance and I just do twice a week water tests. I add ab+, acro power, reef roids, reef chili, fuel, phyto, iodine.

 

[SliceGolfer]

Feed fish more or dose N03&P04. Increase import of nutrients or decrease export.

 

[Soldja12]

I don't remove them at all. I will try to post a video from last week

 

[xxkenny90xx]

I'd start with shutting down the skimmer and feeding more. Also stop the water changes until they're needed. If the problem persists you can dose some stump remover

 

[Soldja12]

I will give it a try. I can shut down skimmer and feed a little more. Don't want to make too many changes quickly but I will easy my way into it

 

[Soldja12]

Thank you for everyone's advise. I have a good set up, maintain my levels, and have good lights but am not getting the growth like everyone else.
I don't have swings in parameters either.
I ma just trying to pinpoint what my problem is and fix it