Below are two photos of Anemones in two different tanks.
The first is in a tank whose total water volume is 25 gallons with a nitrate of 20.
The second is in a tank whose total volume is 145 gallons.
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All parameters in both tanks are within 10% of each other, except nitrates. Again, the smaller tank with fully inflated Anemones has a nitrate of 20 but the big tank has no detectable nitrates. I'm guessing that the two Oscellaris clowns alone in 145 gallons of water aren't capable of dirtying up the tank to the point where nitrates are detectable.
I have begun feeding heavy and turned off my protein skimmer to get those nitrates up.
Any thoughts?
Dom
The first is in a tank whose total water volume is 25 gallons with a nitrate of 20.
The second is in a tank whose total volume is 145 gallons.
![1682010976664.jpeg 1682010976664.jpeg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3045/3045225-ecd9164ba27a8d2ce857a15d009af5af.jpg)
All parameters in both tanks are within 10% of each other, except nitrates. Again, the smaller tank with fully inflated Anemones has a nitrate of 20 but the big tank has no detectable nitrates. I'm guessing that the two Oscellaris clowns alone in 145 gallons of water aren't capable of dirtying up the tank to the point where nitrates are detectable.
I have begun feeding heavy and turned off my protein skimmer to get those nitrates up.
Any thoughts?
Dom