fran

my nitrate level is very bad (red in colour) how do i reduce it??...all other readings (nitrite,ph,alk)are spot on.....please help..

 

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PARAMETERS (important)
Temperature:
PH:
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
Salinity:
dKH/KH/Alkalinity:
Magnesium:
Calcium:
Phosphate:
Test kits you own:
Liquid or Strips:
Brand Name:
Are they Expired?:


Tank size?
Estimated total system?

Reef, fish only or, freshwater?

Current inhabitants? What and how many?
Clean up crew?

How long has your tank been set-up?

Substrate.
Type?
Depth?

Live rock?
How much?
Did you recently add some?

Filtration.
Type?
Protein skimmer?
Do you wet or dry skim?
Maintenance schedule for filtration?
Drilled tank/hang on back overflow?
Sump/refugium. What's in it and how much?
Macro? What kind?

Lighting.
Lighting type?
Age of bulbs?

Feeding
What?
How much?
How often?

Water change schedule.
How much?
How often?
What salt brand?
Water source?

Additives/supplements used?

Do you have a ground probe?
What kind of flow does your tank have?

 

off the top of my head:

reduce feedings. A lot. I feed barely any and that's only every other day.

Get a fuge and setup some macro algae.

be patient, maybe you're still cycling?

get a bigger cleanup crew to eat up left over food/waste before it creates nitrates

denitrator

do a water change of around 30% if you're past cycling

change your filter pads

stop using bio balls

probably other ways... but we need more info to be specific.