moved tank and bringing down nitrates

ser_renely · 06/20/2008, 04:33 PM

Ok, I am trying to get my tank lower in nitrates, I am at 20ppm(API). I had an eclipse hood with a bio wheel. They were high. I just moved from a 30g to a 55g on Monday. I only used 20g of water from that tank. I have two eclipse hoods going with no bio wheels at the moment(till my sump finishes up).

In the interest in lowering nitrates, when can I do another water change and how much? Ammonia and nitrites are at 0. I do need to double my live rock, which I will do within a week or so.

some pics for viewing pleasure.

indydog1 · 06/20/2008, 04:39 PM

the addition of more live rock will certainly give you a cycle. i would wait until then to do your water changes. if it is going to be a little bit, i would change 15 gallons at most and wait atleast a week after setting the 55 up.

ser_renely · 06/20/2008, 04:52 PM

thanks,

It will be established cured rock from a friends tank, that make a difference?

indydog1 · 06/20/2008, 05:00 PM

yep it sure should, when you get it swish it in a bucket for saltwater to help remove excess detrius from it before you put it in the tank. it would be like blowing it off with a powerhead. just check your parameters after the addition and go from there. and once you get your sump going thing can balance out naturally. are you having a fuge with the sump?

Dentoid · 06/20/2008, 05:40 PM

Is this to be a FOWLR tank? If so, I wouldn't be too concerned with nitrate at 20ppm. Use weekly WCs to maintain it. With that lionfish in a 55, the waste generated by it will surely challenge the biological system. The denitrification process is going to take some time to develop so WCs are your best bet for exporting nitrates in your tanks infancy.

ser_renely · 06/20/2008, 06:50 PM

Thanks, yeah I hear lions are heavy bio loaders. It is only FOWLR at the moment, once stable will add corals etc...

I was just concerned with too many water changes in a short time frame.

thanks for the help all.

06/20/2008, 04:33 PM	#1
ser_renely Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,820	moved tank and bringing down nitrates Ok, I am trying to get my tank lower in nitrates, I am at 20ppm(API). I had an eclipse hood with a bio wheel. They were high. I just moved from a 30g to a 55g on Monday. I only used 20g of water from that tank. I have two eclipse hoods going with no bio wheels at the moment(till my sump finishes up). In the interest in lowering nitrates, when can I do another water change and how much? Ammonia and nitrites are at 0. I do need to double my live rock, which I will do within a week or so. some pics for viewing pleasure.

06/20/2008, 04:39 PM	#2
indydog1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: round lake, il Posts: 1,590	the addition of more live rock will certainly give you a cycle. i would wait until then to do your water changes. if it is going to be a little bit, i would change 15 gallons at most and wait atleast a week after setting the 55 up. __________________ Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself Current Tank Info: 210 gal

06/20/2008, 04:52 PM	#3
ser_renely Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,820	thanks, It will be established cured rock from a friends tank, that make a difference? __________________ RIP: Osc. Clown - Ammonia, YW GobY - overflow, YW Goby - Pistol shrimp, Firefish - acclimation. 5 Fire fish - pistol shrimp, Mandarin - Pistol shrimp!!!!! Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 15g sump/fuge,Tunze 9010 skimmer, Reefbreeders Photon 16" - 2 Osc. Clowns,2 Lyretail Anthias, Blue Chromis, mp20, mp10....another DAMN pistol shrimp!

06/20/2008, 05:00 PM	#4
indydog1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: round lake, il Posts: 1,590	yep it sure should, when you get it swish it in a bucket for saltwater to help remove excess detrius from it before you put it in the tank. it would be like blowing it off with a powerhead. just check your parameters after the addition and go from there. and once you get your sump going thing can balance out naturally. are you having a fuge with the sump? __________________ Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself Current Tank Info: 210 gal

06/20/2008, 06:50 PM	#6
ser_renely Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,820	Thanks, yeah I hear lions are heavy bio loaders. It is only FOWLR at the moment, once stable will add corals etc... I was just concerned with too many water changes in a short time frame. thanks for the help all. __________________ RIP: Osc. Clown - Ammonia, YW GobY - overflow, YW Goby - Pistol shrimp, Firefish - acclimation. 5 Fire fish - pistol shrimp, Mandarin - Pistol shrimp!!!!! Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 15g sump/fuge,Tunze 9010 skimmer, Reefbreeders Photon 16" - 2 Osc. Clowns,2 Lyretail Anthias, Blue Chromis, mp20, mp10....another DAMN pistol shrimp!

06/20/2008, 05:40 PM	#5
Dentoid Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 26	Is this to be a FOWLR tank? If so, I wouldn't be too concerned with nitrate at 20ppm. Use weekly WCs to maintain it. With that lionfish in a 55, the waste generated by it will surely challenge the biological system. The denitrification process is going to take some time to develop so WCs are your best bet for exporting nitrates in your tanks infancy.