Nitrate!

Most if not all lFS here in the states use the same exact hobby ty0pe
kits they sell to test water. MOst foks wil not pay big bucks for
higher end kits and IMHO they really are not needed either, so its
kind of hard to have a LFS sell low end but use a high end to check
water. Its like owning a Ford dealership but the owner drives a Chevy.

NItrates are a by product of what and how much you feed. Reduce
feeding amounts and even amount of times yu feed, and look at what yur
feeding. Also look at the water osurce. Lots of water has high nitrate
already. Are you usuing a rodi unit for water? Is its filters in good
shape? You can add macro algae like Chaeto morphia, or even some types
of calurpea, as they are good at exporting nitrates. Shaving brush
p0lants also work as does some corals like Xenia and yellow polyps.


On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:34:43 GMT, wrote:

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:55:08 -0500, KurtG
wrote:

RubenD wrote:
Anemone, tough call. I got 3 bubbletips and they slowly die.
They need good water quality, strong light, sometimes manual feeding, and
most of all (on my case),
Be far from the filter since they move a lot and get trap on
filters/powerheads.

I've lost two: One to predation and the other to a powerhead from hell
(1800 l/hr now removed).

So far, all are doing much better. The bubble tip is staying put, but
the ritteri does move around. I have two smaller ones that the clowns
ignore and they seem to have found a home and are staying put as well.

--Kurt

Kurt,

If, as you are implying, your anemonies are still thriving, your water
conditions are possibly not too bad. It may be that the testkits are
giving false readings. If so, you are trying to fix something that
"ain't broke". Remember that hobbyist-kits are not very accurate, even
when first bought, and deteriorate rapidly with age. If you can, take
a small polybag of water to a LFS for confirmation of your readings.
If you are a regular customer, they may make tests free.

Regards, Fishnut.



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