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ShLiMi333

ShLiMi333

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Howdy guys. How do i lower my niyrate its been sitting at 22 ppm for the past 4 days. Its been almost 2 weeks since setup and i cant seem to lower it. Al else test perfect. Water tested was at 25.2 ph is at 8.1 salinity finaly at 1.025. I still didnt have the algae or diatom bloom ive heard about. The tank ive got is the boyu 70L with biult in sump ect
 
If it is nitrates, only a water change and perhaps skimming will help, but 22ppm nitrates is actually fine for fish and most non-SPS corals. As long as there isn't any ammonia or nitrite.
 
Ok, then the cycle is not done yet, nitrite needs to be zero first, nitrate is not so important in cycling period.
 
Your typical cycle will take you 6-8 weeks, should you start from scratch.
this does not mean that after 6 weeks you can go wild. take slow when stocking the tank.
 
Thanx mate. Will take it slow. Only gonna do weekly tests. Gonna go on holiday easter so will stress when i get back. Thanx for the info
 
How old is the tank. What is in the tank and are you using R.O Water
 
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Hiw old is the tank. What is in the tank and are you using R.O Water
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Very important questions, it is important that you do it right from the start to save you major headaches at a later stage.
 
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My Diatom bloom started when I seeded my aragonite with sand from a mature tank.
 
why is my nitrate spiking? the lowest i got it was 0.5ppm a week ago. i did a 10% water change , now its really high.my nitrate levels are sitting steady at 20ppm for almost 4 days even thogh im adding nitrate reducer. is it safe to add CUC. algae in my tank is very high so i guess a janitor would b nice
 
It is apart of the cycling process. It does a see saw process until your beneficial bacteria population is large enough to keep things in check. Just be patient.
 
Why do everyone keep on telling me i need to be patient? What have you got against me?:001_huh:
 
Nothing against you. Just take a look under the beginner section and see how many guys had to go through the same process with the same issues. Some of them chose to ignore good advice and rushed things and lost everything in a few months and then pulled out the hobby completely. The other guys took their time and are still running. With this hobby patience is everything to a successful tank and believe me it is worth the wait. I waited 6 months before I even added my first clean up crew. My tank was overflowing with copepods and other little critters by that time. It is difficult to resist the urge to add livestock in your tank, you can maybe look at adding a Hermit crab+snails in a week or two. At the end it's your system and your money and if you feel comfortable at adding something then go with it. No one tank is the same.
 
Dude, i fully understand. Just fooiling around. Only gonna add cuc in april. Let the tank cycle for 4 more weeks then add something small like cardinal. The wait is a pain in the bum. Still fun looking at an empty tank lol
 
No probs :thumbup1:. I had my wife keep me on a leash to help me not purchasing anything before my time line (and boy did she keep it tight). You will start seeing little critters moving around in your tank, then the excitement starts.
 
Its white almost see through little critters. Got them hanging around the rocks but mainly at the polyp i added. I guess its where i got them from. Everyday is Christmas
 
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