nitrates

[angelspot]

nitrates too high everything else reads fine.
What do I do?
thanks

 

[robster]

how old is your you tank theres got to be a source new tank ,tap water,somthing dead.

 

[mr . salty]

We need more info on your tank.How big??how old?? how many fish?? What kind of filter and substrate(live sand pr crushed coral)??Do you have a skimmer?? Have you done a water change yet??

 

[saltwater marauder]

FO or Reef taank, what type of substrate and how high is "too high"? - ugf? bio balls?

 

[burnnspy]

Do a water change.
BurnNSpy

 

[burnnspy]

Do a water change.
BurnNSpy

 

[angelspot]

thank you guys
my tank is a 75 gallon reef tank with sand and crushed coral and 150lbs of live rock.
I have eleven fish in the tank. A flame scallop,royal urchin,blue star,serpant star,30 turbo snails and 30 hermit crabs.

 

[fixitdude2001]

11 fish, in a 75? This is probly the nitrate problem. what size , and kind of fish do you have., you will probly never be able to keep nitrates low with that many fish, due to possibly overfeeding?and overpooping, let us know the fish...cya
[ April 28, 2001: Message edited by: fixitdude2001 ]

 

[burnnspy]

Your problem stems from your fish load and CC sand bed. You need to do large and frequent water changes or change the gravel to 5+" Seaflor aragonite or better yet 4" aragonite with a plenum system,IMHO.
BurnNSpy

 

[angelspot]

my fish are small I have:
1 yellow tang
1 flame angel
3 bar gobbies
1 watchman gobbie
2 clown fish
1 sixline wrass
1 longnose hawk
1 cleaner wrass
I do a 5 gallon water change a week
and I just did one and the nitrates
are 10.

 

[sduda]

Are you using a Wet Dry with Bio Balls by chance?

 

[angelspot]

I'm using a sump with a filter bag no bio balls.

 

[angelspot]

how many fish are right for a 75 gallon?
What if they are small fish?

 

[missycoral]

angel you fish should be ok watch your feeding. specially if you use flake food you want something to trap the extra you mentioned a sum so if you have overflow hopefully you have a sponge filter on the outlet tube going to your sump is so rince out after each feeding if your using flake. also added live sand or arganite to your substrate get ride of some of the cc this will also help you will want to turn it live this will get the subtrate with critters string to help get ride of nitrate issues. also you could add a nitrate sponge in the water flow path to help reduce till this takes place. one last thing 5 gal a week is not enough in a 75 gal make sure you vacum since you have cc one a week atleast and change atleast 15 gal this will keep them lowered for you to. goodluck hope this info helps. Missy