A little background on the situation; My 29 gallon tank finished cycling about three weeks ago (fishless cycle), at which point I added 2 YWG, pistol shrimp, couple trochus snails and a mountain of red ogo. A week later, I added a pair of clowns and a handful of hermit crabs. I started testing nitrates every other day and they started above 50ppm the first day I added the ogo and first round of livestock. My nitrates were coming down consistently with weekly 25% water changes and presumably from the ogo consuming a good bit of it. In the last week, my nitrates went from about 25ppm to undetectable (using salifert nitrate test). I feed a moderate amount twice daily of mysis and PE pellets. Does this rapid drop in nitrates seem possible given the variables I shared? I tested twice just to make sure. Will be adding coral soon and am happy with low nitrates, but want to make sure this drop in nutrients is ok. Should I feed more to get numbers up slightly?
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