Looking for advice please

[Just Toby]

That is high nitrate on a drip, I would up the drip, overhaul the filters to remove sludge and keep an eye on the nitrate, the test kits look to be at max but when they do that you could be 500% of max and it will not show more.

Also try growing some devils ivy (pathos) it sits outside the tank and with roots in tank goes mad for nitrate. Many will say nitrate doesn't matter, they just fool themselves, try to get under 40 ppm and I bet they are perfect again. Some big water changes will help.

 

[Just Toby]

That is high nitrate on a drip, I would up the drip, overhaul the filters to remove sludge and keep an eye on the nitrate, the test kits look to be at max but when they do that you could be 500% of max and it will not show more.

Also try growing some devils ivy (pathos) it sits outside the tank and with roots in tank goes mad for nitrate. Many will say nitrate doesn't matter, they just fool themselves, try to get under 40 ppm and I bet they are perfect again. Some big water changes will help.

 

[Just Toby]

I would personally avoid prazi. You rarely need meds with rays, just clean water but other countries (other than uk) seem quick to use it. Clean water is normally all a ray needs and plenty of it.

 

[viper0397]

That is high nitrate on a drip, I would up the drip, overhaul the filters to remove sludge and keep an eye on the nitrate, the test kits look to be at max but when they do that you could be 500% of max and it will not show more.

Also try growing some devils ivy (pathos) it sits outside the tank and with roots in tank goes mad for nitrate. Many will say nitrate doesn't matter, they just fool themselves, try to get under 40 ppm and I bet they are perfect again. Some big water changes will help.

I actually have a nitrate test from a different manufacturer that reefers use which is a lot better than the API test. You can also use it for freshwater. If I test with that one I am at 50 ppm. I don't trust that api too much.

This is the test kit I trust more.
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/salifert-nitrate-aquarium-test-kit.html

 

[CANAMONSTER]

Never been a big fan of drip so I'm little biased to WC but I do think a drip is a God sent with large volume of water, I'm just old school and prefer to change water if possible .

 

[viper0397]

Never been a big fan of drip so I'm little biased to WC but I do think a drip is a God sent with large volume of water, I'm just old school and prefer to change water if possible .

I still do water changes. Usually 50 percent. Just not as often.