Any advice

[tito3054]

My tank has been up for almost 1 year now.
Its a 75 g. w/ 15g sump.
The sump has mud with chaeto and 2 scarlets h.
Also has Bio balls, Filter media rectangles and a bag Of carbon rocks.
My parameters are:
SAL-1.34
CAL-420
PHOS-.25
TEMP-78
TRITES-0
KH-179
AMO-0
PH-7.8
But my nitrates are 180 or even higher. I did a W/C 3days ago of around 18 g. 14 saltwater already mixed and 4 fresh ro.
Any suggestions on what to do or even to buy.
Ive heard of The cleaner clams but dont know if that would do the job or even help.

 

[meowzer]

have you ever rinsed your bio balls?
WHAT IS YOUR SG?
What livestock is in this tank?

 

[teresaq]

wow-SG 1.34??? way to high
What are you feeding and how often.
T

 

[tito3054]

Sg? Yes 1 month ago half of them. I have 2 clown,2 atlantic tangs,1 dominoe dam.,3 yellow tail damsels, 1 manderin, 1 blue linkia,1 sandshifting star, bubble coral,green eyed zoas, 1 orange sponge a unch around 20-25 scarlet hermits,8-15 emerald crab,1 strawberry crab,2 porcelein crab,xenia branches, 1 scallop, a couple of snails, 1 Purple clam.and a couple more mushrooms.. . thats all i can think of right now

 

[tito3054]

1.24 sry

 

[tito3054]

Pellets twice aday, mysis twice a week, and algae flake for the tangs

 

[meowzer]

Food???

 

[tito3054]

?

 

[meowzer]

well I (personally) would lose the pellets and flakes (what kind are they)
I would feed frozen mysis, marine cuisine, emerald entree (not all at once)
If the pellets are the Thera + type...then I would give a pinch a week at most...same with flakes

 

[tito3054]

thanx