Hello everyone!
I have recently got the urge to get a saltwater aquarium not sure how in-depth I want to go tho. Definitely going to stick to just fish and live rock. I currently have got a 55 gal tank with a HOB filter. The biggest problem I have ran into is my tap water even after using conditioners contain nitrites. I have added live bacteria to the tank and my ammonia levels are constantly 0 even after ghost feeding etc. it’s been 2 weeks and nitrites are still have. Nitrates are around a 10ppm and don’t budge much. I have dry rock in the tank and I have also gotten a piece of live rock that was in my LFS.
Does anyone have any tips for me. I was looking into RO/DI but I’m currently in an apartment and can’t hook anything up to my sinks.
I have recently got the urge to get a saltwater aquarium not sure how in-depth I want to go tho. Definitely going to stick to just fish and live rock. I currently have got a 55 gal tank with a HOB filter. The biggest problem I have ran into is my tap water even after using conditioners contain nitrites. I have added live bacteria to the tank and my ammonia levels are constantly 0 even after ghost feeding etc. it’s been 2 weeks and nitrites are still have. Nitrates are around a 10ppm and don’t budge much. I have dry rock in the tank and I have also gotten a piece of live rock that was in my LFS.
Does anyone have any tips for me. I was looking into RO/DI but I’m currently in an apartment and can’t hook anything up to my sinks.