temperhead

any one use these in there display tank for nitrate reduction?
i dont have a sump.
do you need an open top tank for these?
tired of doing excess water change$ to keep nitrates down.
any other worthy nitrate reduction methods that actually work?

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rbtwo4

Hey a little more specs on ur tank would help eg. Tank size, filtration, skimmer and so on. I have mangroves in my sump but my nitrates have always been at zero. How many fish do you have in your tank now. All this would help us get to the bottom of your nitrate problem. I also use a nitrate sponge.

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Deepwater

not sure if they are good for your display tank , the roots will grow on the rock and attach themselves if im not mistaken. you would also need lots to make it work properly

John from reefcleaners.org would have better info , he is good in that category

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its a 55 gal. w/ 50 pounds live rock, coralife lunar 260 w cfl, 2 powerheads, 2 inch substrate, cpr back pac skimmer and a aquaclear 110 pfilter w/ no carbon or bio rings.
4 chromis, 2 clowns, 1 dart fish, shrooms and xenia.
i know its not the best aquip, but i am not adding any more fish to this tank, so the bio load is low. i do want more corals.....just strugling with stablizing nitrates
nitrite-0, ph-8.3, a-0, nitrate-15

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Deepwater

what salt are you using and are you checking your RO water before and after you mix the salt for nitrates

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temperhead

i get my ro w/salt in it from the lfs and it checks out.

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Deepwater

how old is the tank ., Not to knock the LFS ,, but if they are not using the better of the test kits m you may be getting a faulty reading

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temperhead

my tank is 8 mounths old, what test kit do you prefer?

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Deepwater

maybe a few more water changes would help , for the money , salifert is what most use,,btw , 15 is not that bad , 0 s what we shoot for , but if you can get it down to 5 that would be great

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temperhead

thanks for the advice, i will try the salifert tk.

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rbtwo4

How often are u feeding? What are u feeding? Do u have snails or hermits?

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temperhead

frozen cyclopEeze and hikori small pellit-20 pellits a day and a 6cc shot (a little sliver) of cyclopEeze every other day.
what do you use? do you guys make your own food?

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temperhead

o yeah about 10 snails and 15 hermits should i snag some more?

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rbtwo4

20 pellets a day might be ur problem some of it might be sitting somewhere in ur tank and causing the nitrates if ur snails hermits and fish arent getting to them. do u have any shrimp in ur tank?

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rbtwo4

my shrimp scavenge all over the tank and they pick up some of the garlic pellets i use. i have a 30 gal and i dont put that many pellets and ESPECIALLY not every day. how much flow do u have in ur tank? how many ph's?

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temperhead

had 2 pep's for 4 days, then they vanished, i herd they like to hide?

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temperhead

2 pheads both facing each other rio 600's, lots of flow from the cpr bacpacs egsost and my power filter.

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johnmaloney

maybe the shrimps are molting who knows, they should be coming out soon though. Here is a link to some info on the red mangroves and how to grow them:
ReefCleaners.org - Growing Red Mangroves

You can also get a cheap hang on the back filter and put them in that, it works, but the roots will probably be stunted a bit. I did what you are talking about in a 20 gallon display, worked fine for me. The roots will grow around the rocks, but when they get too large just pull them up and trim them. They grow pretty slowly so it won't take much. You may also want to carpet the bottom of the tank with some chaeto, looks good as a carpet, and works great with mangroves. Good luck to you!

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temperhead

i only have 7 small fish, should i only feed every other day?
and what brands/types of food do you like?

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EliteTwit

I don't know anyone who feeds every day primarily for the fish. Maybe every day different foods for coral growth, but if you are feeding everyday just for the fish cut it back to every other day. Give it a week with feedings every other day and see if this solves your problem.

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