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03-02-2008, 10:14 PM

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Nicco0315

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My nitrate went up. The test kit I am using is nutrafin and level says 10 its not the highest but I was wondering how do i bring it back down? I did a water change and cleaned the filters, will this help?


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03-02-2008, 10:26 PM	#2
Fat Tony Gone Snorkeling... Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greenville,SC Posts: 8,540 Images: 7 Reviews: 52	yes... you should be changing or cleaning those filters weekly.. do a 20% water change every couple of weeks and your levels will go back down __________________ My 135RR Tank build Upstate SC Reefers Unite!! Join the PMAC! "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein

03-02-2008, 10:31 PM	#3
Nicco0315 Little Fishy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 201	I usually clean the filters and give it a water a change every week but I kind of missed a week. Maybe that was the source of my nitrate problem because ammonia converts to nitrate right? __________________ *Josie*

03-02-2008, 10:36 PM	#4
Fat Tony Gone Snorkeling... Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greenville,SC Posts: 8,540 Images: 7 Reviews: 52	yes... Ammonia--->Nitrite--->Nitrate--->and eventually Nitrogen gas __________________ My 135RR Tank build Upstate SC Reefers Unite!! Join the PMAC! "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein

03-03-2008, 07:15 AM	#5
Loverotties I've got the REEF rash! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 34,161	Yes it should if you use good water like RO/DI filtered water. __________________

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