HolyBanana
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Darn nitrates have been measuring between 50-80 lately and they wont go down. I've never had this problem before, and I'm wondering what the heck I'm doing wrong. I will be doing a 5% water change tonight and hopefully it will lower it a bit.
My tank has been setup for 4 weeks, as most of you already know that previous two tanks leaked on me and this is why on on round 3 of tank setup. The rock , sandbed and refugium should have been matured from previous setups, but the tank went through a mini-cycle after I set this one up. My ammonia measures 0, nitrites = 0 and yet my nitrates are 50-80
All my critters (inverts) and corals are doing fine. They are thriving and all seemed happy (except for me with this nitrate problem). Yet I having a problem keeping grape culerpa alive. It dies on me. Now from what I read the culepra absorbs the nitrates. And thsi should have worked. However its not.
I dont even feed anyone. No bioballs (well I just removed them last week), and no filters.
The only difference that I can tell that I have been doing from previous, is that im not putting my MH lights on for too long. (only 4 hours a day for right now) I'm slowly trying to get my LR and corals used to the MH intensity after not having it for 4 - 5 weeks. I do keep 240 VHO atenic lights on for 10 hours a day.
Does lighting have anything to do with the denitrification process?
I do keep my fuge ligh on 24 hours a day. Its a coralife 20 watt bulb that is specially made for plant growth (well, at least that is what it said on the label).
Anyone, can help me out here? This is irritating.
My tank has been setup for 4 weeks, as most of you already know that previous two tanks leaked on me and this is why on on round 3 of tank setup. The rock , sandbed and refugium should have been matured from previous setups, but the tank went through a mini-cycle after I set this one up. My ammonia measures 0, nitrites = 0 and yet my nitrates are 50-80
All my critters (inverts) and corals are doing fine. They are thriving and all seemed happy (except for me with this nitrate problem). Yet I having a problem keeping grape culerpa alive. It dies on me. Now from what I read the culepra absorbs the nitrates. And thsi should have worked. However its not.
I dont even feed anyone. No bioballs (well I just removed them last week), and no filters.
The only difference that I can tell that I have been doing from previous, is that im not putting my MH lights on for too long. (only 4 hours a day for right now) I'm slowly trying to get my LR and corals used to the MH intensity after not having it for 4 - 5 weeks. I do keep 240 VHO atenic lights on for 10 hours a day.
Does lighting have anything to do with the denitrification process?
I do keep my fuge ligh on 24 hours a day. Its a coralife 20 watt bulb that is specially made for plant growth (well, at least that is what it said on the label).
Anyone, can help me out here? This is irritating.