Re: Sky rocketing Nitrate.
#6
thanks for the replies guys.
my sandbed is 1" at the front 2" at the back.
The only thing I can think it is, is the feeding. when I get back from work on friday, I'm going to do as advised here.
Also I'm going to put the powerheads and filters onto one switch, so that when feeding, I can turn them all off to make sure the fish are eating it all, rather than it being blasted around the tank. its a bit hit and miss on how much the fish are eating here.
The polywool is yucky after 5 days, when I think about it. after feeding 2 blocks a day, theres a good chance, that half of that food is in filter rotting away with no critters able to get at it to eat it.
suppose its not as bad as it feels at the moment, just slight changes may help clear the problem up.
spending up to 20 quid a week on salted RO is a bit much thought LOL.
Just a little worried because our bubble tip anemone was acting strange a while ago and got bleached. I fed the little bugger everyday till he got his colour back.
yesterday, he decided to split. this can be a good thing or a bad thing, good if its doing well, bad if the water quaility is bad.
I have heard that a tank can handle nitrate rockets over a short period of time, being exposed for long periods can be debtrimental (so I also heard). What unionjack said I've heard a few times from reefkeepers, and also from very well established LFS.
I still want to get low and keep low the nitrate just to be on the safe side.
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