Nitrate target?

iridude · 05/01/2020, 04:09 PM

I had around 5ppm and had some algae issues on Monday April 27th and I used vibrant and now reads 0.5ppm so this actually worked and algae is gone. Did it work too good? I read somewhere that you can get an imbalance if under 2ppm. Anyone?

Sk8r · 05/01/2020, 04:31 PM

You should be good. Tanks mature and strike a balance over time. The chemistry is on the one hand basic but OTOH the biosystem gets increasingly complex over time, and they interact.

05/01/2020, 04:09 PM	#1
iridude Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 38	Nitrate target? I had around 5ppm and had some algae issues on Monday April 27th and I used vibrant and now reads 0.5ppm so this actually worked and algae is gone. Did it work too good? I read somewhere that you can get an imbalance if under 2ppm. Anyone?

05/01/2020, 04:31 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	You should be good. Tanks mature and strike a balance over time. The chemistry is on the one hand basic but OTOH the biosystem gets increasingly complex over time, and they interact. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.