noaquariumyet
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question?....i recently lost all my fish and want to start over but my nitrates are skyh high like 160+ what can i do to control them i have fowlr 100 gallon tank ammonia=0 and ph 7.8 what can i do >????
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noaquariumyet
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i have already did a 50% water change and its stiilll that high ...why and what can i do ?
S
sinner's girl
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if you did a water change they should go down. Please check your test kit. I once tested my water, my nitrates read 140, I flipped, did a water change, stressed out my fish, got my water tested the next day to find out my nitrates were under 20...my test kit expired.... 
What kind of water are you using?
how much lr?
how many fish did you have at once?
feeding?
what kind of fliter?
cc or ls?
any clean up crew?
how often did you do a water change?
I would just start out with fresh saltwater myself, but you still need to find out why you had high nitrates, so it doesn't happen again?
basicly what NM Reef said. You have to id the what causing the high nitrates, too many fish, not enough filteration, feeding too much, not doing water changes, a combo of all?
What kind of water are you using?
how much lr?
how many fish did you have at once?
feeding?
what kind of fliter?
cc or ls?
any clean up crew?
how often did you do a water change?
I would just start out with fresh saltwater myself, but you still need to find out why you had high nitrates, so it doesn't happen again?
basicly what NM Reef said. You have to id the what causing the high nitrates, too many fish, not enough filteration, feeding too much, not doing water changes, a combo of all?
J
jdragunas
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Sinner's got some great questions. Please answer all of them. Also, what filter do you have in your system. I'd also take a sample of your water to your LFS, and have them test it. Your results could be off.
i know this is not the problem, but your PH should be between 8.2-8.4, so after you get the nitrates under control, i'd suggest raising that before you try to add any other fish.
Well, the death of all of your fish is probably the reason for the sky high nitrates. You've probably re-cycled the tank. If your LFS comes up with the same results, you should continue to do 25% water changes, weekly. That should bring it down. Make sure you also vacuum up any leftover food, or anything in your substrate (even if this means losing some sand).
You could put your LR in buckets with new water (with good levels), and start over that way. Add new substrate, new water, put your LR back, and re-cycle the tank from scratch. If you have CC, this would be a good time to change to sand, IMO. Just another option. Before you do anything, though, have your LFS test your water.
Jenn
i know this is not the problem, but your PH should be between 8.2-8.4, so after you get the nitrates under control, i'd suggest raising that before you try to add any other fish.
Well, the death of all of your fish is probably the reason for the sky high nitrates. You've probably re-cycled the tank. If your LFS comes up with the same results, you should continue to do 25% water changes, weekly. That should bring it down. Make sure you also vacuum up any leftover food, or anything in your substrate (even if this means losing some sand).
You could put your LR in buckets with new water (with good levels), and start over that way. Add new substrate, new water, put your LR back, and re-cycle the tank from scratch. If you have CC, this would be a good time to change to sand, IMO. Just another option. Before you do anything, though, have your LFS test your water.
Jenn