Tang and Flame Angel Behavior

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by charisse, Apr 27, 2004.

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  1. Craig Manoukian

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    No problem charisse! ;)
     
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  2. charisse

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    Advised to not get the cleaner shrimp...apparantly sensitive to small changes in nitrate and ammonia levels.
     
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  3. Matt Rogers

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    Bah!
    You don't have any ammonia do you?
    What are your nitrates?
     
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  4. charisse

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    No nothing like that...the guy at TropiQuatics in Lombard, IL was just being cautious with me. Boy I love those guys! Of the 4 shops I've visited they are by far the most helpful and honest.
     
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  5. Craig Manoukian

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    Your wet/dry could be a nitrate factory. Might wanting to think of getting rid of the mediaand use just for circulation.
     
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  6. charisse

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    I don't have any media in there. Just the blue fabric filters.
     
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  7. Craig Manoukian

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    [quote author=charisse link=board=General;num=1083068451;start=15#15 date=04/28/04 at 15:08:44]blue fabric filters.[/quote]

    That be the nitrate trap media!
     
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  8. charisse

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    I'm sorry I don't get it. What traps the particles then? Also water tests: sg 8.2, nitrites 20, nitrates 0, ammonia 0
     
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  9. Craig Manoukian

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    Your skimmer will remove dissolved solids.  

    I believe your pH is 8.2, but the nitrites are in the toxic range for inverts (crabs, snails, etc,) if your reading is correct.  With ammonia at 0 I would suspect that that is your nitrate reading.  What test kit are you using?

    I have removed all sponge media from my tanks and the nitrates are way down, water clear as a bell.  I scrape the glass and turkey baste the detritus from the rocks when I clean and the skimmer skims it away from the water column.
     
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  10. charisse

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    I use the FasTest master kit. I'll remove the sponge media from the wet/dry filter. How about the canister vac? No inverts in the tank.
     
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