if you change 100% of your water you will only further harm you fish corals, there are products which nuetralize nitrate immediately. then do a 30% water change twice whithinside the month you need to find the source of the nitrate, dead fish? when was last time you did a water change? regular water changes under normal conditions should not let nitrate build up, 20% per fortnight med to low feeding nitrate will not build up. what filtration method are you using? live rock, trickle filter , cannister filterSpiritofthesoul;5129647; said:
How to lower nitrate quikly!?
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I am useing a power filter. I still have not found a source of the nitrate( if there is one) but I am still looking. as for the corals, I have no hope for one. Is there any way to save them? The parts of the coral that are not stripped of their flesh have ton of healthy polyps. Thanks for the help so far everyone.
I have done multiple 100% h2o changes in my day (moving systems) havent lost a coral to one yet.
This is safer than dumping some unknown nitrate neutralizer into your tank IMO.
This is safer than dumping some unknown nitrate neutralizer into your tank IMO.
how old is the test kit your useing? if its old and out of date it could give a false reading. aslo are u useing liquid test kit or the test strips? The strips will give false reading too. it better to have a liquid test kit.
Look into a product called Purigen - you only buy it once, reactivates with bleach. Personally I like Chem-pure elite has GFO for silicates + PO4 keeps my Nitrates at 5ppm or lower.
