Nitrates are above 64???

[vcnt]

I started to notice some green one of my live rocks, and two of the snails. I suspect that it was algae

I performed a nitrate test and that seems to be reading above 64. I did the red sea high range (15 ml RO water 1 ml aquarium water)

And this is the results I got. It is way darker than 4 which accordingly to the conversion chart is 64 ppm +

My two fish and 6 corals seem healthy. The live rocks do have some macro on them so i suspected to have those lower nitrates but I guess not. Could carbon dosing work (vinegar)? PO4 is around .16 ppm.

Dkh is right around 7.0

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Algae likely will not grow any faster at 64 ppm than at 10 ppm, but carbon dosing is a fine plan.

Folks always try to associate very high nutrients with algae, but it doesn't work that way. They can only take up so much before something else limits them. Could be light, space, phosphate, any number of trace elements, etc.

As an analogy, if you had 20 perfectly cooked steaks in front of you to eat, or 200 such steaks, you are still likely to eat the same number of them before something else limits you (such as being stuffed).

 

[vcnt]

Algae likely will not grow any faster at 64 ppm than at 10 ppm, but carbon dosing is a fine plan.

Folks always try to associate very high nutrients with algae, but it doesn't work that way. They can only take up so much before something else limits them. Could be light, space, phosphate, any number of trace elements, etc.

As an analogy, if you had 20 perfectly cooked steaks in front of you to eat, or 200 such steaks, you are still likely to eat the same number of them before something else limits you (such as being stuffed).

Thank you

 

[vcnt]

@kolby22

 

[kvansloo]

The tank just finished cycling right?
Have you been doing 10-15% water changes?
If not do a 30% water change wait 24 hrs. then test nitrates.
Load the tank with Pods and start dosing Phyto.

Reef By Steele​

Can help you with the pods and phyto.

 

[PapaFishRocks]

Algae likely will not grow any faster at 64 ppm than at 10 ppm, but carbon dosing is a fine plan.

Folks always try to associate very high nutrients with algae, but it doesn't work that way. They can only take up so much before something else limits them. Could be light, space, phosphate, any number of trace elements, etc.

As an analogy, if you had 20 perfectly cooked steaks in front of you to eat, or 200 such steaks, you are still likely to eat the same number of them before something else limits you (such as being stuffed).

Now I want a steak!!

 

[vcnt]

The tank just finished cycling right?
Have you been doing 10-15% water changes?
If not do a 30% water change wait 24 hrs. then test nitrates.
Load the tank with Pods and start dosing Phyto.

Reef By Steele​

Can help you with the pods and phyto.

The tank finished cycling on 7/11. So its been about a month and ive been doing 20 gallon wc

 

[kvansloo]

I would start with pods and Phyto as part of the CUC. I am about to buy a bunch of them for my tank and start dosing Phyto again this my also help with the ugly stage that's coming soon. @Reef By Steele

 

[vcnt]

I would start with pods and Phyto as part of the CUC. I am about to buy a bunch of them for my tank and start dosing Phyto again this my also help with the ugly stage that's coming soon. @Reef By Steele

I added a bottle of reef nutrition tig pods last week and i have no clue where they went, but i was thinking of adding a refugium but that would require some mods to my stand

 

[kvansloo]

They are likely still there but you need to dose Phyto also to feed them. I add 4 jars from algae barn at one time to my 90 gallon and 2 jars to my sump. You don't have to have a sump for the pods in my 90 I dose Phyto once a day about 5-8 mils. I don't remember what the ocean magic states for dosage