Zero Nitrates.....how Is That Possible!

[stanlalee]

Originally Posted by caomt
hey stan.. what kinda lighting do you have? i want to get some corals but im afraid of lighting..
I have a 36" JBJ power compact fixture with 96 watt 10K bulb and 96 watt sunpaq 460/420 combination actinic bulb. So far its been enough for LPS (hammer), pom pom xenia, zoo's and mushrooms without problems. On a standard size 30 gallon (considered relatively shallow - 18" deep) its SUPPOSE to be adequate for SPS too but I havent tried any.

 

[offshore80]

I always use R/O water for my system. If I do a 100 gal water change I can get it to 25ppm but it creeps back up after a few weeks and that's with doing 30 gallon weekly changes. It seems to stop right at 50 though.

 

[aquageek]

I have 75 pounds of live rock
a 4 inch dsb
Lots of Macroalgae,,,,,5 different kinds
I have a fluval canister filter
HOB filter
Prizm Protein Skimmer
I use some activated high grade charcoal
Clean fluval out every two weeks
I use Poly filter in the HOB and change weekly
I keep phosphates low with a phosphate sponge similar to the poly filter
I have had zero nitrates for months
I only use deionized water not r/o....imagine that?

 

[fishy7]

215 gal
280lbs of LR
200 lbs of LS
Run an EV240
Feed every other day
Very light bio load
5 chromis
1 rac butterfly
70 hermits crabs
3 turbo snals
5% water change weekly

 

[redleg]

loads of live rock no canister filter mud system sump RO water and plenty of water changes :happyfish

 

[redleg]

loads of live rock no canister filter mud system sump RO water and plenty of water changes :happyfish and check your salt mix-forgot about that

 

[swfreak]

55gal
0 Nitrates
0 Nitrites
0 Ammonia
115lbs of live rock
70lbs of live sand
Aquaclear 75gal wet/dry system w/bio balls
Coralife Super Skimmer(new hasn't broke in yet)
3 powerheads
1 small Yellow Tang(I know Tang Police)
1 Royal Gramma
1 Marron Clown
1 Mandarin
1 Orange Tail Damsel
1 SixLine Wrasse
16 pieces of coral, going up Tuesday
I only feed the fish once every 2 1/2 days, feed coral twice a week, and feed RBTA twice a month.

 

[bunnyl99]

0 Trates here! 125 gal set up for 1.5 yrs. I even have CC!!!

Only about 40# live rock too along w/other rainbow rock, coral rock and slate rock. Maybe just good luck? I do 10% water changes every month and feed my fish everyday?

 

[jer4916]