nitrate high, dont know why.

[richard rendos]

I have powder brown tang, 1 blue tang, 1 yellow eyed tang, 1 flame angle, 2 sunburst anthias, 6 damsels, 1 royal gramma, 1 clown, 2 cleaner shrimp, 1 feather duster, and many corals and 150 lbs of live rock.
This is why you have high nitrates. I copied this from another one of your posts. You have way too many fish for your size tank. Get rid of some of the fish or get a bigger tank.

 

[mr.bubble]

What do you recomend getting rid of? im trying to catch my damsels. any other fish i should get rid of? ANY OTHER INFO WONT HURT. THANKS.

 

[mr.bubble]

well it is a new tank. i had it for about 5 months. any fish you reccomend getting rid of? ANY INFO WILL HELP! THANKS

 

[wamp]

Anthem,
where you from in VA?

 

[wamp]

If you get the damsels out I think that would help.. Damsels are the oceans ugly duckling!
Like Rendos said. With no anaerobic bacteria your tank will not have proper denitrification.
You could buid a denitrator! Not too hard to do. Just some PVC and some airline tubing and some bioballs.

 

[mr.bubble]

Nope. Im from LA, I see you are from va. CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP WITH ME AND MY NITRATE! ANYTHING WILL HELP. THANKS.

 

[crissykat9]

you need to get a salt water book and read. also dont over feed the fish. is the rock was not cured you would know. it would stink......

 

[mr.bubble]

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for all the help you have givin me! . i trying All the suggestions that you have givin me so far. now my nitrate is at 30ppm thanks to you! . but since i have done that my ammonia 0.5. Anybody know why? ANY INFO HELPS! istill can not THANK you enough. <img src="graemlins//freak.gif" border="0" alt="[freak]" />