Nitrates

[k9-fish]

How do you lower nitrate levels?

 

[sebae0]

water changes, alot of live rock, or a deep sand bed depends on what you got. is it a reef or fish only or fish with liverock. either one of those 3 methods will help lower trates as long as you don't overload the system. hth

 

[drakken]

A refugium with marco algae will help a lot too.

 

[k9-fish]

I used a test kit, but after further inspection, I saw that it was 3 years old. Would that really make a difference?

 

[drakken]

Originally posted by K9-Fish
I used a test kit, but after further inspection, I saw that it was 3 years old. Would that really make a difference?
Absolutely. Get a new test kit like Salifert or Lamott and retest.

 

[k9-fish]

thanks for your help

 

[shine~on]

Originally posted by Drakken
A refugium with marco algae will help a lot too.
what exactly is a refugium??

 

[drakken]

Originally posted by Shine~ON
what exactly is a refugium??
It is a separate tank that is plumbed into the main tank. The fuge usually has a light on 24 hrs a day to grow macro algaes. The macro algaes absorb nitrates and prosphates as they grow. The fuge can also be a place to grow pods and other micro organisims the fish eat.
The fuge can be under the cabinet of the tank or next to it. CPR also makes a hang on fuge.