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tailgate1979
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I noticed today that my nitrate were around 0.25, and my ammonia was 0...my nitrate were 20ppm..my oh was 8.0. I did a water change. What would cause my nitrate to rise? Tank has been going for 2 months.
marinebiofreak
New Member
Do you have live rock?
With such a small tank live rock can be a big contributor to nitrate spikes.
With such a small tank live rock can be a big contributor to nitrate spikes.
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tailgate1979
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yea there is live rock in it
marinebiofreak
New Member
well it's best just to let it cycle out....no supplements or additives
2quills
Well-Known Member
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Originally Posted by marinebiofreak http:///forum/thread/385937/10-gallon-tank-has-nitrite#post_3387613
Do you have live rock?
With such a small tank live rock can be a big contributor to nitrate spikes.
Could you please explain to me how live rock could be a big contributer to nitrate spikes in small tanks so that I may have a better understanding? Thanks.
Originally Posted by marinebiofreak http:///forum/thread/385937/10-gallon-tank-has-nitrite#post_3387613
Do you have live rock?
With such a small tank live rock can be a big contributor to nitrate spikes.
Could you please explain to me how live rock could be a big contributer to nitrate spikes in small tanks so that I may have a better understanding? Thanks.
marinebiofreak
New Member
To be completely honest, I have no idea. My fish store manager said that was why my small tank has nitrates. How many fish do you have in your tank? How many inverts?
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tailgate1979
Guest
Well there is no nitrite in the tank bout it is now showing some ammonia. There is 2 gobys 3 crabs.
1guydude
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I have no idea
adding LR to a small tank can increase diatoms but shouldnt effect trites or trates imo...
I have recently started a 10gal and during cycling i didnt wait long enough for my "good" bacteria to grow as large as the others and ended up with a lrg amnonia spike in the tank....everything was fine i just had to do emergency water change. This is wat i would reccomend doing....i do like maybe a 2-3 gal w/c just about every week and a half! Needed on such a sm tank imo, specially if u dont have a skimmer going on it yet!
After i did that 1st w/c btw everything caught up and was pretty stable!
I have no idea
adding LR to a small tank can increase diatoms but shouldnt effect trites or trates imo...
I have recently started a 10gal and during cycling i didnt wait long enough for my "good" bacteria to grow as large as the others and ended up with a lrg amnonia spike in the tank....everything was fine i just had to do emergency water change. This is wat i would reccomend doing....i do like maybe a 2-3 gal w/c just about every week and a half! Needed on such a sm tank imo, specially if u dont have a skimmer going on it yet!
After i did that 1st w/c btw everything caught up and was pretty stable!
geoj
Active Member
adding LR to a small tank can increase diatoms but shouldnt effect trites or trates imo...
I have recently started a 10gal and during cycling i didnt wait long enough for my "good" bacteria to grow as large as the others and ended up with a lrg amnonia spike in the tank....everything was fine i just had to do emergency water change. This is wat i would reccomend doing....i do like maybe a 2-3 gal w/c just about every week and a half! Needed on such a sm tank imo, specially if u dont have a skimmer going on it yet!
After i did that 1st w/c btw everything caught up and was pretty stable!
Yep this sounds right, likely the tank was not cycled to the point that feeding the fish would be OK