Originally Posted by 75bownut
I had about the same thing happen to me when I put in uncured live rock and this is what I did. 72 gallon bow tank, ( day one )did 10 gallon change,( day 2) 25 gallon change, (day 3 )10 gallon change and added that nitrate absorber from seachem, added new charcoal, ( day 4) no i skipped a day at this point i was at 40ppm nitrate, (day 5) 10 gallon change, (day 6 ) 10 gallon change an added refugium sp?,(day 7) 10 gallon change, and never looked back . now im at 5 ppm all the time , I think the success with that has been because i only feed everyother day and the refugium system, I now use ro/di water and I dont add chemicals to my tank except for trace elements once a week with a 5 gallon water change. Hope this helps!!! :yes:
This worked for me , im sure if you add the prime it wouldnt hurt , but at levels that high i dont think it would put a dent in it. As i did this i checked my nitrate level everyday just before i did a water change, i waited at least 8 hours after a water change to check it again.