Hi Reefers,
My tank has been running for almost 4 to 5 years and recently I been having issues with nitrate. Note - I do not overfeed my fish or coral - I will feed them prawn and fish pellets for approx. 2 mins before removing all uneaten food.
Currently my water parameters are:
Nitrate - 40+ ppm
Nitrate - 0 ppm
Ammonia - 0 ppm
PH - 7.8
Mag - 1360 ppm
Cal - 470 ppm
KH/Alkalinity - 7dkH (which i understand is just a bit low)
Phosphate - 0.6
To help remove the nitrate, I added Reef Essential Nitrate Remover, however soon after, the tank went cloudy ...
I waited 6 + hours and thought it might be best to do a 20% water change. I re tested my tank and the nitrate went slightly down.
The next day I went to test my water parameters again and the nitrate went back up to 40 ppm (note i did not feed my fish/coral at this time). I added more of the Nitrate Remover and the water went super cloudy again.
I am worried my tank might be crashing soon? Should I do a 50% water change? Or should I leave it ... Could it be old tank syndrome? I have experienced this in my life.
So far, my corals and fish are looking okay but due to the water being cloudy, I am worried for there safety/well being... any help/advice would be appreciated. Thank you!
My tank has been running for almost 4 to 5 years and recently I been having issues with nitrate. Note - I do not overfeed my fish or coral - I will feed them prawn and fish pellets for approx. 2 mins before removing all uneaten food.
Currently my water parameters are:
Nitrate - 40+ ppm
Nitrate - 0 ppm
Ammonia - 0 ppm
PH - 7.8
Mag - 1360 ppm
Cal - 470 ppm
KH/Alkalinity - 7dkH (which i understand is just a bit low)
Phosphate - 0.6
To help remove the nitrate, I added Reef Essential Nitrate Remover, however soon after, the tank went cloudy ...
I waited 6 + hours and thought it might be best to do a 20% water change. I re tested my tank and the nitrate went slightly down.
The next day I went to test my water parameters again and the nitrate went back up to 40 ppm (note i did not feed my fish/coral at this time). I added more of the Nitrate Remover and the water went super cloudy again.
I am worried my tank might be crashing soon? Should I do a 50% water change? Or should I leave it ... Could it be old tank syndrome? I have experienced this in my life.
So far, my corals and fish are looking okay but due to the water being cloudy, I am worried for there safety/well being... any help/advice would be appreciated. Thank you!