Clownfish king Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Rn I have low nitrate and nitrite I can not remember exactly how much. I did it this morning and it’s like a bit above zero. I was wondering good nitrate and nitrite levels for corals Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Nitrite should be 0. Nitrates 5-10 ideally 1 Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Ok thanks I checked again last night forgot to post but yes my nitrate is 0 and my nitrite is like 7 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Then your tank is not cycled if there is nitrite present 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 I meant it the other way around I get the two Mixed up Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 We barely care about nitrItes in saltwater since they are far less toxic than in freshwater. Once the cycle is done, all you really care about in terms of nutrients are nitrAtes and phosphates (no3 and po4 – fully-oxidized N and fully-oxidized P)) , which are good to keep above zero. Quote Link to comment
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