going reef... nitrates high

[ryanhayes9]

just trsted my water and here are the results
nitrate 20
nitrite 0
alkalinity 300+
ph 8.3
im going reef soon, is there n e problems with these rfesults?

 

[drewsta]

That Nitrate is not that bad just keep up on your water changes other than that it looks fine to me good luck

 

[stanlalee]

try to get nitrates down at least 10ppm and make sure calcium is 400-450ppm. nitrates of 10ppm is when I go into immediate action mode although I havent known 10ppm to have ill effects on anything I have. I never let em get any higher than that though.

 

[rustyj]

Originally Posted by Stanlalee
try to get em down at least 10ppm and make sure calcium is 400-450ppm.

Stanlalee is right on, esp if you are considering delicate corals.