high nitrate level

tricky23 · 03/02/2007, 05:32 PM

i have 120g reef tank with a 30g sump/refugium..about 140lb of live rock and about 70 lb of live sand with only 5 fish..i'm also using asm g2 skimmer..i set up this for about three months ago and have been changing 20g of water weekly for 2 month straight..on the third month i started changing the water every 10 days or so instead of 7.i noticed that my nitrate level went a little higher than usual...sorry for the run around but my question is am i gonna have to do a weekly water change forever???

zoomfish1 · 03/02/2007, 05:50 PM

First, Welcome. And yes, water changes are a ritual that are a part of the hobby. I don't do weekly, but every 3 weeks. As the tank gets more established, you can extend the time between changes.

silverarrow27 · 03/02/2007, 07:04 PM

How often and how much do you feed your fish? What kind and size of fish?

tricky23 · 03/03/2007, 07:15 AM

well i have two tangs,1 clown,dwuarf angel,and diamond goby..1 feed them twice a day..in the morning i give them 2 frozen cubes of brine shrimp and just a pinch of flakes and at night it's just one cube and couple pinch of flakes

tricky23 · 03/03/2007, 07:16 AM

oh yeah the fish are about three inches

ppht · 03/03/2007, 07:27 AM

2 cubes sounds alot to me. I Had high nitrates and was using 1 cube in the morning 1 at night. I now disolve 1 cube and split it for morning and night with Nori.

03/02/2007, 05:32 PM	#1
tricky23 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 17	high nitrate level i have 120g reef tank with a 30g sump/refugium..about 140lb of live rock and about 70 lb of live sand with only 5 fish..i'm also using asm g2 skimmer..i set up this for about three months ago and have been changing 20g of water weekly for 2 month straight..on the third month i started changing the water every 10 days or so instead of 7.i noticed that my nitrate level went a little higher than usual...sorry for the run around but my question is am i gonna have to do a weekly water change forever???

03/02/2007, 05:50 PM	#2
zoomfish1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Claremore, Oklahoma Posts: 1,659	First, Welcome. And yes, water changes are a ritual that are a part of the hobby. I don't do weekly, but every 3 weeks. As the tank gets more established, you can extend the time between changes. __________________ Zoomfish Current Tank Info: 75g RR, dsb w/90 lbs sand, 150 lb live rock, anemone & LPS tank

03/02/2007, 07:04 PM	#3
silverarrow27 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Banning, CA Posts: 543	How often and how much do you feed your fish? What kind and size of fish? __________________ 57 Gallon reef tank Current Tank Info: None

03/03/2007, 07:15 AM	#4
tricky23 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 17	well i have two tangs,1 clown,dwuarf angel,and diamond goby..1 feed them twice a day..in the morning i give them 2 frozen cubes of brine shrimp and just a pinch of flakes and at night it's just one cube and couple pinch of flakes

03/03/2007, 07:16 AM	#5
tricky23 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 17	oh yeah the fish are about three inches

03/03/2007, 07:27 AM	#6
ppht Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ma. Posts: 432	2 cubes sounds alot to me. I Had high nitrates and was using 1 cube in the morning 1 at night. I now disolve 1 cube and split it for morning and night with Nori.