do i hav enough filtation

Discussion in 'Filters, Pumps, etc..' started by sexyj, Oct 2, 2010.

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  1. sexyj

    sexyj Astrea Snail

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    hi there iv got a 200lilter reef tank with a JBL e700 external filter think it for up 2 190lilters the shop said it was fine,iv got a v2 vecton uv sterilser 4 200lilters and a v2 120 nano skimmer and 3 power heads. iv had really high nitrates for a while now and everything else has been fine up until 3days ago when some1 gave me bad info and iv mess up my tank but slowly fixing things with water changes do i need bigger fillters ? i listed to the guys in the shop and brought everything in one go i regret it now iv had my tank 4 13months now
     
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    2in10 Super Moderator

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    How often do you clean the filters? How much live rock do you have?
     
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    sexyj Astrea Snail

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    i clean the fillter once a month empty the skimmer every 2days and clean once a month i do water changes every friday and any carbon for 2weeks every month but iv never cleaned the tubes that lead 2 the tanks and fillter the guys at the shop said i didnt have to ?
    half the tanks back wall is covered in live rock which is a pink and purple colour 2 it
    corals are 3 different types of mushrooms,
    button polyp x2
    a star zenia
    2 tpyes of toadstool,
    finger soft coarl

    2 clown fish
    goldtail demoiselle x2
    royal gramma
    yellow tang
    regal tang

    hemit crabs x2
    helloween hemit
    cleaner shrimp x2
    turbo snail x5
    sand shiftig starfish
    fire shrimp
    green bubble tip anemone
     
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