nitrite very high

Wayne Sallee wrote:
I think I smell a Troll.

Wayne Sallee
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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.

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.