high nitrates

  1. Jimmyneptune

    High nitrates

    I am having an issue with high nitrates in my reef and I am trying to lower them. It was round 100 about 3 weeks ago. I changed my filters and resin on my RODI and have 0 TDS. I did a 30% water change. I also cleared out some old sponges and detritus that was in my sump. That brought my...
  2. damselindistress

    Please Lord not again

    Afternoon reefers... I upgraded my Fluval Evo to a 60 gallon long AIO back in August when we moved to a new house. I battled nutrients and algae (every kind) over the year that the Evo was running, mostly due to the fact I was new to reefing and made ALL of the rookie mistakes, some over and...
  3. Aliasger

    Nitrate!!

    Hi everyone!! We all have read about nitrates, its reduction, toxicity to reef in some ways etc etc. But alot of people have different views for nitrates: 1) Some say, it should be kept less then 10 or 15ppm. 2) Some say below 10-15ppm their reef doesn’t survive. 3) Some say keeping nitrates...
  4. Susan Edwards

    High Nitrates-should I dose

    Question/concern on my nitrates. I have always had high nitrates in my tank. They range from 20-80, even when I was went fallow due to MV (just feeding a sun coral). I feel good when they stay at 20! Did a 8% water change yesterday and they were at 80 right after and 80 this morning. I'd like to...
  5. R

    High dKH, should i lower it?

    Hi reefer friends! My tank is currently having a dKH of 11, which i believe is on the high side. This is due to the salt, Red Sea Pro that I am currently using, and that I am doing WC every 2 days to reduce my nitrate level, that is at 40ppm. Please advise if i should lower the dKH, and if so...
  6. Elgringodiablo

    Mysteriously Dying LPS

    So... For the past few months all of my LPS corals have been dying in two of my tanks. I cannot for the life of me figure out what is happening. I've lost thousands of dollars worth of rare hammers, torches, elegance corals, gonipora, chalices and acans. The acans have been dropping heads...
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