babs
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I would appreciate any advice i can get, I have been having nitrate problems for awhile now.
I have a 20 gallon long tank,I have a biowheel filter system ,
aquawywtem lights recommended for this tank by lfs
powerhead and heater
i have protein skimmer on the way,
My levels are ph-7.9
nitrite is 0.01
amonia is .01
alk. is well on tester i used 10 drops, sorry, i haven't calculated it yet
salinity is 1.022
and nitrate is 50
i feed once a day, very little since i only had 3 fish in tank, 2 perculas, and one maroon they have been in here for at least 9 months.hermit crabs
i have used de-nitrate n filters
i do water changes
i vaccumed gravel last week and done like 5 gallon water change, changed to different lfs water, it still test this high, as soon as i put something new in it, it dies, the same day if not same hour,
i don't know what to do short of giving up;
i got new order in from saltwater today, was hoping that since new filter,water changes, i might have luck, wrong,
the only thing i have that might make is is pj cardinal, and 2 pencil urchins, but, i just put them in today, i done the 3 plus acclamation, within 10 minutes the shrimp-dead
within hour 2 blennies--dead, 2 basslets--dead
so i have star that hasn't moved, so he may not make it, who knows, but, is there something else i can do. should i take water to get tested, i know its the nitrate, but, don't know what else to do to bring it down, i top with store gallon spring water,
i want a healthy tank, one i can sit and look at at see what a god job i have done, and i see dissapointment right now, I can't keep killing things,
Please tell me if im doing something wrong, or can do something else,
thanks
B
I have a 20 gallon long tank,I have a biowheel filter system ,
aquawywtem lights recommended for this tank by lfs
powerhead and heater
i have protein skimmer on the way,
My levels are ph-7.9
nitrite is 0.01
amonia is .01
alk. is well on tester i used 10 drops, sorry, i haven't calculated it yet
salinity is 1.022
and nitrate is 50
i feed once a day, very little since i only had 3 fish in tank, 2 perculas, and one maroon they have been in here for at least 9 months.hermit crabs
i have used de-nitrate n filters
i do water changes
i vaccumed gravel last week and done like 5 gallon water change, changed to different lfs water, it still test this high, as soon as i put something new in it, it dies, the same day if not same hour,
i don't know what to do short of giving up;
i got new order in from saltwater today, was hoping that since new filter,water changes, i might have luck, wrong,
the only thing i have that might make is is pj cardinal, and 2 pencil urchins, but, i just put them in today, i done the 3 plus acclamation, within 10 minutes the shrimp-dead
within hour 2 blennies--dead, 2 basslets--dead
so i have star that hasn't moved, so he may not make it, who knows, but, is there something else i can do. should i take water to get tested, i know its the nitrate, but, don't know what else to do to bring it down, i top with store gallon spring water,
i want a healthy tank, one i can sit and look at at see what a god job i have done, and i see dissapointment right now, I can't keep killing things,
Please tell me if im doing something wrong, or can do something else,
thanks
B