Nitrates

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  1. pmanzi

    pmanzi Astrea Snail

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    Since I added about 60lbs of live rock to my tank over three weeks ago, no matter how many water changes I do I can not get my nitrates back to 0. They have been stuck at 20ppm, the other test come in at nitrites at 0, PH at 8.4, ammonia at 0.25 ppm, and salinity 1.023. My sand bed is only 2 inches deep, do I need to add more sand to get this down?
     
    pmanzi, Oct 27, 2005
    pmanzi, Oct 27, 2005
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  2. kb.bear

    kb.bear Peppermint Shrimp

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    Let it cycle and stay on those water changes
     
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  3. geoxman

    geoxman Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    i would not worry about 20ppm unless you have sps. jmho
     
    geoxman, Oct 27, 2005
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