how do you remove nitrate?
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fedukeford
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water changes
fedukeford
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how high are your nitrates?? tank size?? a 20% water change might do it
colourmop
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12 gal, trate around 5-15 mmp last time i checked. did a water change day before yesterday, but my yellow watchman DoA and i still put it in my tank after acclimation, cleanup crew had a feast.
and i just added a bunch of stuffs in the last 2 days, my LFS told me i am not rushing/over stocking. less than 0.25 mg/l ammonia and 0 nitrite, nutrafin test kit shows around 0 nitrate but salifert show around 10ish mmp nitrate
and i just added a bunch of stuffs in the last 2 days, my LFS told me i am not rushing/over stocking. less than 0.25 mg/l ammonia and 0 nitrite, nutrafin test kit shows around 0 nitrate but salifert show around 10ish mmp nitrate
miaheatlvr
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Originally Posted by engineer
Dont know about once a day, I guess you could. If you change the water that often make sure it is good water and the temp matches tanks, and salinity/SG is accurate and water and salt are thoroughly mixed. You could really stress the fish and stuff out changing it so much! JMO
Im jelous mine at about 30ppm now, but my xenia likes it,, lol
Dont know about once a day, I guess you could. If you change the water that often make sure it is good water and the temp matches tanks, and salinity/SG is accurate and water and salt are thoroughly mixed. You could really stress the fish and stuff out changing it so much! JMO
Im jelous mine at about 30ppm now, but my xenia likes it,, lol
colourmop
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150w 14000k MH on a 12 gal... hve to top off with RO twice every day to maintance the chemstry.. but my LFS told me if i have LOT clams, they will take away most ammonia and trate 
1.5 inch maxima/derasa 12 dollar each, so i guess i can fill my tank with a bunch of them because LFS told me they 'dont count as bioload' and i will have a bigger tank later this year
1.5 inch maxima/derasa 12 dollar each, so i guess i can fill my tank with a bunch of them because LFS told me they 'dont count as bioload' and i will have a bigger tank later this year
dut
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You shouldnt be testing any ammonia. If ammonia is higher then 0 something is wrong, it could be from adding the dead yellow watchman. Especially with a 12 gal tank your not going to want to put a dead fish in there to feed with, also you said you added a bunch of things in the last two days. Once again especially with a tank that small you are not going to want to rush things. If your adding more then one fish to the tank it should be at least 2 weeks apart. If by a bunch of things you mean corals then you should be fine.
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saltfreak4
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On this site the refugium clams take up trates. They are about 2 inches long. They don't sit out in the light. They are filter feeders. But you do have enough light for a clam.
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saltfreak4
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I meant for the other clams that like light.
oceanists
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Originally Posted by colourmop
other than a sump filled with macroalgea/water change/clams/chemical, is there any other way to remove nitrate?
ummmmmmmmmmm wellllll you basically listed everything that will reduce nitrates ....
Do you expect to be able to pray for your nitrates to go down??
Wish in one hand and crap in the other......
Just do your maintnence and keep up on your tank and you wont have a problem ...
why have we become so friggin lazy in this hobby.
other than a sump filled with macroalgea/water change/clams/chemical, is there any other way to remove nitrate?
ummmmmmmmmmm wellllll you basically listed everything that will reduce nitrates ....
Do you expect to be able to pray for your nitrates to go down??
Wish in one hand and crap in the other......
Just do your maintnence and keep up on your tank and you wont have a problem ...
why have we become so friggin lazy in this hobby.