nitrate

  1. yanni

    Cycle question, ammonia and nitrate but no nitrites?

    Hey everyone! I set up my waterbox 20 a few days ago, and added dr tims ammonia and one n only to start the cycle. I dosed ammonia to 4ppm, and have been testing daily. I'll attach a screenshot of my excel spreadsheet with test results. I've been recording ammonia and nitrates from day 2, but...
  2. Dad2Wyatt

    The One and Only Thread for Hair algae control

    I should start by saying, I do not have all the answers, in fact, I hardly have any. After combing the forums daily for weeks, I realized that there are hundreds(thousands?) of threads concerning GHA. Unfortunately many of these threads have either gone unanswered, or the answers varied greatly...
  3. AbjectMaelstroM

    USA 3D Printed Test Kit Organizer Trays for Hanna, Red Sea and Salifert Test Kits.

    This is the refresh of my original 3D Printed Test Kit Organizer Tray thread. The first post showcased now-old designs and one had to dig through the thread to find the new stuff, so a new thread was made to clean things up a bit as the old cannot be edited (Old thread will be deleted/closed by...
  4. damsels are not mean

    Can I test for nitrate in freshly mixed saltwater as a "control" to make sure my test kit is working properly?

    Just got some new hanna checkers today and tested high range nitrate. The result was too high to read, and the instructions say to dilute it if that happens. I cut the sample in half and added more water, same result. After a second halving I got 52! This result seems ridiculous as I'd expect...
  5. A

    Algae takeover in my 13.5 gallon clownfish tank need help

    My clownfish tank since day one has been overrun by green algae all over the glass even after water changes for months and less feeding it comes back within days i need help to what i can do to stop it. Ph-8.2 Nitrate-20 Nitrite-0 Ammonia-0 Salinty-0 Fish stock- pair of clowns, cleaner shrimp, 4...
  6. ShadowWolfBloodMoonBorn

    Corals not doing so well

    My corals are not looking so good, I understand at first they might look bad until they are accustomed to your tank for a month or so but it’s been longer all my perimeters are good except for nitrates they are extremely high I have never quite been able to drop them even with water changes I’ve...
  7. S

    New Jersey Dry Good Trade [FS] Nyos High Precision Nitrate & Aquaforest TestPro Magnesium Test Kit

    New and unopened. $35 Shipped.
  8. beehive124

    29 Gallon Running on Canister. Need Help

    I've had my tank up for about 3 years. I got my first corals this summer, and they are doing great. My problems started in September, when school started. I haven't been able to give my tank the attention it needs. I've kept up on water changes, but I've missed a couple too. My tank is doing ok...
  9. Malcontent

    Hanna HI782 in freshwater

    Diluted with 5 mL RO/DI so it's giving me 148.8 mg/L! Not diluted but it's in NO3-N which converts to 99.6 mg/L nitrate! I did a ~95% water change on 10/30 so this is pretty surprising. And my 2nd largest fish is in fish jail for being aggressive while my 3rd largest is in the FICU (fish...
  10. TexanCanuck

    Impact of Aquavitro Alpha on Nitrate

    Hi there, I am running a mixed reef and recently introduced a batch of new corals. Apparently, in my excitement I have been over-feeding my new arrivals, because after a week I've got a spike in Nitrate to 25pmm (using a Hanna Instruments HI782 Marine Nitrate High Range Checker HC). I normally...
  11. C

    Adjusting Chaeto light schedule to maintain nutrients.

    I recently created a chaeto reactor for my Biocube. The chaeto is just starting to grow and has made me more comfortable feeding my fish and adding more to my tank. I currently have the lighting 12/12hr opposite the lighting of my display tank. It has been so efficient at reducing nutrients that...
  12. reefsaver

    Filter Floss VS Filter Socks | The battle between changing Filter floss or bleaching and maintaining filter socks.

    I personally use filter floss because it's cheaper than buying new filter socks and maintaining them but I was wondering what Reefers would think.
  13. A

    HELP - Brown spots on live rock

    Hello, I’m newer to saltwater tanks and have absolutely loved everything about it. I’m having trouble, and could really use suggestions. I have a Waterbox Cube 10 that is going on 3 months. The tank currently houses a clown, purple fire fish, shrimp, mini conch, and 2 turbo snails. Levels...
  14. Thawman

    Nitrate swings after months of stability

    How/why would my nitrate swing so much throughout the day? And how to correct it? 100 gallon tank, 4 months old, transfer from 2 year old 40 gallon, mostly softy and LPS, few SPS. I attached pictures of the readings. But at times, I have tested NO3 in the course of a day and it can swing from...
  15. Caito

    High nitrates and nitrites, due to prime?

    Need some advice, I have no ammonia but high nitrites (1 on a redsea kit) and high nitrates (between 20-50) 32gal tank with clean up crew and 2 clowns. 8 weeks since start of cycle Adding bacteria and prime (using tap water for top offs) I know nitrates aren’t dangerous for saltwater but...
  16. C

    Algae build up and corals not happy

    Need some help been a bit confused and can’t wrap my head around this. I have a 30L innovative marine 30g AIO it’s been up and running for about 6 months. Recently I’ve had a bit of an algae break out and my corals don’t seem to be thriving (zoas not fully open.. etc) as they were before. my...
  17. Uzair Aiman

    Potassium Nitrate dosing questions.

    Hi. As the titles says, how would you guys dose potassium nitrate to raise nitrate levels? I am currently having a situation here, after some research Ive found out that my tank is "nitrate locked". I have 0/undetectable nitrates and 0.5 phosphates, which is high. Im planning to add SPS soon so...
  18. R

    Recommendation on Nitrate Test Kit

    So I made the rookie mistake second time around and picked up the API master saltwater test kit. Here is my nitrate reading and not sure where it lands. I think it’s time to ditch it. Any one have a recommendation for a trustworthy brand? Thanks in advance.
  19. SaltwaterGuruNeeded

    Fallow, What to feed tank?

    I current have 1 CBS and 10 cerith Snails in my display that I have begun to fallow. I have some Coraline algae in there too. I'd like to eradicate my spionid worms aswell, but in order to do that I'd need to have no food come to the bottom. Another thing is if I have no nitrates...won't...
  20. LxHowler

    Which test kit should I trust

    I have just been testing my tank for nitrate and I am now not sure which test I should trust. I have used a red sea and a salifert kit, the red sea kit said I have Nitrate of 36 ppm and the salifert said 2.5 ppm. Everything else in the tank is testing fine just the nitrate test that is the...
  21. Muffin87

    Hanna Nitrate Low Range w/ dilution VS High Range: 28% difference!

    I made a large water change today, and thought'd it be "fun" to compare results between the new Hanna Nitrate High Range 782, and the old Low Range 781 using the dilution step. 781 Low Range diluted 782 High Range Percentual Difference Before Water Change 24,9 33 27,9% After Water Change...
  22. Difrano

    Florida Testing Hanna Nitrate Low Range new in box never used

    Selling a Hanna Nitrate Low Range never used, I am too lazy for that many steps plus my tank runs always 10+ nitrates. $35 shipped. Thanks
  23. N

    Nitrate 10ppm after water change.

    Really confused about a couple things. First I did a water change in my 45 gallon tank after I notice I have no nitrite ammonia Is .25ppm which I read means 0 since it’s an ati test kit. My issue is the nitrate is light orange so in between 10-20ppm. Second day I checked and still hasn’t really...
  24. N

    An argument for moving-bed filter media - looking at the marine aquaculture industry

    An excellent paper: Integration of Marine Macroalgae (Chaetomorpha maxima) with a Moving Bed Bioreactor for Nutrient Removal from Maricultural Wastewater My takeaways from it are: - We should give up on creating anaerobic denitrification (like with ceramic blocks of filter media) - We should...
  25. F

    Need help to know what nitrates are?

    Need help with Red Sea nitrates results. I’m am leaning towards 20 but it can see some 50 In it. Any thoughts? All pictures from same results
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