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new tank 2 weeks after cycling and my nitrates are through the roof need he


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I did a water test on sunday and found my nitrates are at 30 ppm and thats high I am afraid it will harm my cleaner shrimp and or any snails I have! Its a 20 gallon tall with a simple hang on the back...I nees help on lowering my nitrates and another note my ph was lower than normal

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I already did the water change after cycling and the nitrates after were in check but idk how in a week it went that high

Theres got to be a source, feeding much? was ammonia down to 0 when you did the WC?

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Yes my lps told me to the water change I did and it was fine for a week then I did a water test and everything was where I needed it to be but the nitrate

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Do a 50% water change then test a day later. Wait 2 days and test again. You should be able to figure out how quickly your nitrates are rising by then. Post your numbers here and I'm sure people here will help u figure it out.

 

Test kit?

Live stock?

How much rock/sand?

How much you feed?

Dosing?

Anything dead/haven't seen in awhile?

What you feed?

What is your "normal PH"?

How long has the tank been up?

 

All questions people might ask.

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My nitrates have been between 20-40ppm for 3 weeks now and my snails/crabs are fine. I've also been struggling to lower them (no fish/corals yet) even with water changes.

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My nitrates haven't been under 20ppm since like the first month of my tank's age...

 

I've never lost any livestock. Stop freaking out!

 

If you were that concerned, you should have waited to add the shrimp and CUC until your cycle was over and you tested your nitrates first...

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Will having the lights off not allow growth of algae that feed off the nitrates? But I did a test today on nitrates only they seemed drop to around 20ppm that is with algae growth that wasn't there when the lights where off

 

My cylcing has been done for a week before adding the shrimp but at the time the nitrates were under control

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