audiocontrol Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 has anyone ever had extremly low levels for nitrate? I just did a water test today. pH 8.15, Alk. 3.5(in the process of increasing), Nitrate was at 10ppm a week ago, and it has since fallen to .2ppm. My nitrites are non existent. I have no fish in my aquarium as of now. Could this be the cause? It has been up and running for a month and a half with corals, livesand, and live rock. Only critters are 6 turbo snails, 3 blue leggers hermits, and 1 sponge crab.. any ideas? Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted October 21, 2004 Author Share Posted October 21, 2004 is this type of low level normal? Link to comment
jaguilar Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 yeah, it's normal... it's actually kinda low. that will change once you have fish and start feeding on a regular basis. 10ppm is about average.... Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted October 21, 2004 Author Share Posted October 21, 2004 Ive never had nitrate that low before, would I notice any adverse effects, or more likley nothing at all? Link to comment
format32 Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Originally posted by audiocontrol Ive never had nitrate that low before, would I notice any adverse effects, or more likley nothing at all? Yeah, your inverts and corals will be happy. Fish are really not good for a nano... <------------- Just my opinion Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted October 21, 2004 Author Share Posted October 21, 2004 Ive been debating whether or not to add a small neon goby to the tank and let him feed off of pods or whatever, as a semi-self sustained system. but im not sure. This is my first attempt at a strictly "coral reef" setup and without the fish, everything is growing like wildfire. Ive had green star polyps for about 3 weeks now, and it is already starting to grow on the back wall. My Green Button Polyps which I bought a month ago for $3.99 because it only had 4 visible polyp heads on it, now has about 13... Link to comment
format32 Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Don’t mess with success................. But I know that fish do add more life to the tank. So I guess if you are happy with the tank as it is then don’t bother. What you don’t know doesn’t hurt you Most people over feed reef tank fish so feeding sparingly really helps with the nitrate levels. Also, the type of food you feed helps this too. Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted October 22, 2004 Author Share Posted October 22, 2004 I assume other than looking more "lively", there really would be no true benefit to adding a fish? Link to comment
Blind Tree Frog Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 So there are fish that willeat off of the pods and nothing more? hmm... this might work yet Link to comment
format32 Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 No. They pretty much will increase your nitrate levels. They add nothing more than visual. In a nano, no longer how long it’s been established, there will not be enough food to sustain a fish who will eat pods unless you got a sump that’s going to be bigger than your nano. And we know that keeping a sump bigger than the nano is just cheating Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted October 22, 2004 Author Share Posted October 22, 2004 lol, any sump on nano is cheating. Unless you include the volume of the water that is in it when stating how many gallons total. Link to comment
format32 Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Yes, you should see my 1 gallon pico with a 10 gallon sump. System is rock solid for a 1 gallon pico.................. Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted October 22, 2004 Author Share Posted October 22, 2004 you should see my 100gal. reef project with a 15 gallon sump, or is it a 15 gallon reef with a 100 gallon sump???...I forget, oh well. lol j/k Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted October 22, 2004 Author Share Posted October 22, 2004 I need to put my refuge somewhere, lol! 100 gal. should do it. Link to comment
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