nitrite very high
 

SCAFFMAN wrote:
i have a 90gal tank

of late the nitrite has been very high,

even after a 40% water change and a 20% water change a week later

i havent lost any fish of late and have reduced the food, and missing
feeding on some days.

any pointers



thanks



More live rock. More sand. Add macro algea. Add xenia. add tridacnids.
increase circulation. Get a fuge if you don't have one.

Nitartes should be stable at 0 in a proper setup. you should not need to
do water changes for nitrates at all in a reef setup.

HTH.

nitrite very high
 

I think I smell a Troll.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


August-18-search wrote on 4/26/2007 3:37 PM:


More live rock. More sand. Add macro algea. Add xenia. add tridacnids.
increase circulation. Get a fuge if you don't have one.

Nitartes should be stable at 0 in a proper setup. you should not need to
do water changes for nitrates at all in a reef setup.

HTH.

nitrite very high
 

Wayne Sallee wrote:
I think I smell a Troll.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


August-18-search wrote on 4/26/2007 3:37 PM:


More live rock. More sand. Add macro algea. Add xenia. add tridacnids.
increase circulation. Get a fuge if you don't have one.

Nitartes should be stable at 0 in a proper setup. you should not need
to do water changes for nitrates at all in a reef setup.

HTH.


Why would you say that?

I did goof - the post was about nitrite, not nitrate. but the advice
still holds.

if the OP has any measurable levels of nitrite, something is very amiss
with the tanks cycle.

More live rock and sand should help. Fuge won't help nitrite, of course.
but the rest of the advice was sound.

nitrite very high
 

Ok, you changed your name from "Add Homonym" to
"August-18-search" and posted right after "Agust
West". It' looked fishy to me :-)

A fuge will help if there is live rock, or live sand
in the fuge.

And obviously the "tridacnids answer" was for
nitrates, not nitrites :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


August-18-search wrote on 4/27/2007 9:31 AM:
Wayne Sallee wrote:
I think I smell a Troll.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


August-18-search wrote on 4/26/2007 3:37 PM:


More live rock. More sand. Add macro algea. Add xenia. add
tridacnids. increase circulation. Get a fuge if you don't have one.

Nitartes should be stable at 0 in a proper setup. you should not need
to do water changes for nitrates at all in a reef setup.

HTH.


Why would you say that?

I did goof - the post was about nitrite, not nitrate. but the advice
still holds.

if the OP has any measurable levels of nitrite, something is very amiss
with the tanks cycle.

More live rock and sand should help. Fuge won't help nitrite, of course.
but the rest of the advice was sound.