KurtG wrote:
George Patterson wrote:

Well, it won't really be quick. It would take 7 partial water changes
of 10% to cut the nitrates in half. If no nitrates are generated in
the meantime. Kick it up to about 25% if you can. Three 25% changes
will bring it well below the halfway mark.


Don't the live rock and sand cycle out nitrate as well? I don't know
how much, but I'm hoping small water changes will take the edge off
until the protein skimmer & bacteria can do their job done.

--Kurt

Only happens in limited oxygen envionment, Bacteria deep inside the live
rock will do it, and deep in the sand if you have a deep sand bed...

Bacteria that live on surface of rock and sand bed can't metabolize
nitrates.