Nitrite,Nitrate,and Vermetid snail question.

daredevil

daredevil

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Ok, I have several questions so bear with me. My Nitrie is at it's highest point( I think, is 5.0 usually where it's peak is at?) and my LFS said that iuf I do a water change, it will go down. Is this true? Something else, is it true that ur nitrates will take a year to go down or will it help if u do a water change? Will ur fish be affected by high nitrate levels? R bio-wheels nitrate traps? Other suggestuions about that topic plz. Now about vermetid snails. What happens if ur hand or a fish gets caught in their web? When do they send out their webs? THank u
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sebae0

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if your tank is still cycling dont do a water change it will just prolong the cycle. no it doesn't take a year to lower your trate level, and after your tank has cycled water changes do help to lower them. high trate levels can affect fish and corals.
 
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thomas712

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Originally posted by daredevil
Ok, I have several questions so bear with me. My Nitrie is at it's highest point( I think, is 5.0 usually where it's peak is at?) and my LFS said that iuf I do a water change, it will go down. Is this true? Something else, is it true that ur nitrates will take a year to go down or will it help if u do a water change? Will ur fish be affected by high nitrate levels? R bio-wheels nitrate traps? Other suggestuions about that topic plz. Now about vermetid snails. What happens if ur hand or a fish gets caught in their web? When do they send out their webs? THank u
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Aye yeyeye :nervous: what a bunch of questions.
Your nitrItes are what 5.0ppm? why? Isn't the tank fully cycled or are you perhaps overfeeding, overstocking
Yes your nitrates will go down if you do a large scale water change using RO/DI water, properly mixed and aerated.
No your nitrates won't go down unless you have a method of exporting them. ie... DSB, water change, denitrator coil, protien skimmer, nitrate sponge, dare I say it?.....Plant life such as macro algae or mangrove plants like in a refugium. Otherwise the nitrates will just build up and up over time.
How does nitrate affect my fish?
Nitrate is the least toxic of the elements of the nitrogen cycle and the effects on fish are normally due to long term exposure.
Some of the effects can be summarized as follows:
Poor growth
Loss of appetite
Lethargy
Chronic stress
Reluctance to breed
Increase in gill rate and gasping
General ill health
Delayed wound healing
Clamped fins
UGF's, bio wheels, bio balls, filter pads, crushed coral, live rock without enough water movment can all be problems for nitrates if they are not cared for. In other words if detritus = fish waste, uneaten food and any other decaying matter can cause nitrates if not maintained properly.
Your hand will not get caught in the vermetid snails web, you won't even feel it.
No go to bed

Thomas :)
 
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thomas712

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Originally posted by daredevil
Thomas, thanks for the info but I said Nitrites(reread first couple of lines:rolleyes: )
Thank ant way
I was correcting myself as you read it
 
daredevil

daredevil

Member
When my Nitrite goes down (4 days) Ican put in a clean up crew and 2 percs:D BTW Its summer I don't have a bedtime
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thomas712

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Macro meaning larger than micro, what we see as a macro algae, many would call plants.
Perhaps I should have used the word culerpa instead.
 
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thomas712

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Macro meaning larger than micro, what we see as a macro algae, many would call plants.
Perhaps I should have used the word Caulerpa instead.
 
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thomas712

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Absolutly wait until your ammona is zero, your nitrites are zero and have been for at least a week, then do a 30% water change after your cycle is complete, in this way you will lower the growing nitrates and replace the trace elements and keep the water clean and clear for the new inhabitants.
Thomas
 
daredevil

daredevil

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Thanx alot thomas, I added u 2 my buddy list:) . My dad is making me go to bed. Well good night and talk to u soon.:sleepy:
 
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