abrand
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Over this past weekend I checked my nitrate levels and they were about 80. I immediately did a 20% water change daily for 3 consecutive days. This has brought my levels down to 20. In this process I lost a peppermint shrimp.
So I am trying to come to a conclusion of the cause and came up with a few ideas and wanted to see if i could get some input. The tank is a 10 gal FOWLR with 160 gph HOB filter. I was doing water changes every 2 weeks consistently and I am going to increase this to 20% once a week. I also think I was overfeeding due to me feeding once a day (2 clowns and 1 goby). I am going to decrease that to every other day. The last point is my CUC. Currently I have 1 nassarius, 2 astrea, and about 8 hermits. I am thinking I need to add a few more snails to my CUC such as 1-2 cerith and possibly a conch?
Thank you so much for your help!!
So I am trying to come to a conclusion of the cause and came up with a few ideas and wanted to see if i could get some input. The tank is a 10 gal FOWLR with 160 gph HOB filter. I was doing water changes every 2 weeks consistently and I am going to increase this to 20% once a week. I also think I was overfeeding due to me feeding once a day (2 clowns and 1 goby). I am going to decrease that to every other day. The last point is my CUC. Currently I have 1 nassarius, 2 astrea, and about 8 hermits. I am thinking I need to add a few more snails to my CUC such as 1-2 cerith and possibly a conch?
Thank you so much for your help!!