Nitrate Issues?

MattCarm · 01/03/2011, 08:32 PM

I've had a 110g tank running for about a year now. It has a 33g sump wich is divided into sections (skimmer- > fuge -> return) and I have a mag 12 as a return. In the tank itself I have about 100lbs of LR and a 3" sand bed. It is lit by 2 x 250w MH 20k newly switched out and also four 24" T5s. As for pumps I have a K4, K5, and 2 maxijets modded w/ sureflow.

My skimmer is the octopus NW-200 and pulls some good stuff...

I had a cyano outbreak about a month or two ago which has subsided thanks to two 33% water changes. Nevertheless I have a bryopsis plague taking over my tank now. I have testd the water and the results are:
ammonia-0
nitrite-0
nitrate-0
alk- 9dKH
calcium- 400

I rinse the PE Mysis everytime I feed it, clean my skimmer, cut back chaeto, and switch filter socks... what am I missing?

MattCarm · 01/03/2011, 08:36 PM

livestock includes:
copperband butterfly
lawnmower blenny
kole tang
rabbitfish
2 blue chromis
melanarus wrasse
cleaner shrimp
bta
several corals

all are doing great

dzfish17 · 01/03/2011, 11:27 PM

Im not sure about your question. Are you saying that you had a nitrate problem or that you still have a nitrate problem? What is your feeding schedule? Alot of the problems associated with high nitrate are usually related to overstocking or overfeeding.

Dave

01/03/2011, 08:32 PM	#1
MattCarm Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 13	Nitrate Issues? I've had a 110g tank running for about a year now. It has a 33g sump wich is divided into sections (skimmer- > fuge -> return) and I have a mag 12 as a return. In the tank itself I have about 100lbs of LR and a 3" sand bed. It is lit by 2 x 250w MH 20k newly switched out and also four 24" T5s. As for pumps I have a K4, K5, and 2 maxijets modded w/ sureflow. My skimmer is the octopus NW-200 and pulls some good stuff... I had a cyano outbreak about a month or two ago which has subsided thanks to two 33% water changes. Nevertheless I have a bryopsis plague taking over my tank now. I have testd the water and the results are: ammonia-0 nitrite-0 nitrate-0 alk- 9dKH calcium- 400 I rinse the PE Mysis everytime I feed it, clean my skimmer, cut back chaeto, and switch filter socks... what am I missing? Last edited by MattCarm; 01/03/2011 at 08:47 PM.

01/03/2011, 08:36 PM	#2
MattCarm Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 13	livestock includes: copperband butterfly lawnmower blenny kole tang rabbitfish 2 blue chromis melanarus wrasse cleaner shrimp bta several corals all are doing great Last edited by MattCarm; 01/03/2011 at 08:44 PM.

01/03/2011, 11:27 PM	#3
dzfish17 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fresno,Ca. Posts: 2,545	Im not sure about your question. Are you saying that you had a nitrate problem or that you still have a nitrate problem? What is your feeding schedule? Alot of the problems associated with high nitrate are usually related to overstocking or overfeeding. Dave __________________ 600g (96x36x46) FOWLR

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