how to bring down high Nitrate

[kelvin1976]

i cant bring down my nitrate , despite frequent water change...

try AZ-NO3 .. ,upgrade skimmer ev-180 for 320l tank , take out coral chips,

bio-ball , upgrade pump for better return flow.. all fail to bring down no3..

is high NO3 really a concern.. cos my fishes and lps seem to do well at nitrate 50 ppm... any somebody pls advice............

[kokhui]

Which test kit are you using?

[prec]

maybe ur testkit not accurate?

[kelvin1976]

salifert no3...

[kelvin1976]

all my parameter are .. i think is ok

specific gravity (26 degree) - 1.025

ph-8.2-8.4

alkalinity - 9 dkh

po4 - did not measure..

no2 - 0

ammonium - 0

no3 - 50

calcium - 420 - 440

magnesium - 1280 mg/l

tank - 3x2x2.5 with 2x1x1 sump

skimmer - ev180 with multi sicce 4000 (3800 l/h)

return - rio 20 hf

chiller - resun 650 + eheim 1260 direct to tank for max return.

tank water minus 65 kg of live rock and 3" sand bed approx 320l of water.

this is my second tank ,started 6 mth ago, tank with no coral chip and bio-ball...

pls help...

[prec]

did u measure ur skimmate's nitrate?

[weishun]

Hmm... i am also facing this problem. Mine is at 20. I will be upgrading to a beckett soon. Hope it will help bring down the nitrate level. If not i will try the sugar method liao.

Any reefers have a better method of bringing down the NO3 level?

[klim]

Please go to

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=29276

This page teaches some method of bringing down the NO3....

[minsmarine]

I used aquaphrm baterial bottle. 10$ for 20tabs.

I double dosage and my NO3 is now standing @ 0. ( For more than 4 months ). I even dare to add new LR ( uncured ), change 100%, distrub DSB ( change whole DSB ) bla bla bla.

After what ever bla bla bal, my NO3 will shoot up to 25, than dose tablets than down to 0 in 3-4 days time.

Seem like it's cheap and working for me well. Just need to make sure either skimmer is off for 8hrs after dosage or place tablet deep in DSB.

Just for 10, no harm trying I believe.

[releeps]

DIY a coil denitrator..mine running for 3 mth liao..nitrator drop from sky high to zero. Go to either reefcentral.com or our DIY forum search info

[kareen]

I used aquaphrm baterial bottle. 10$ for 20tabs.

I double dosage and my NO3 is now standing @ 0. ( For more than 4 months ). I even dare to add new LR ( uncured ), change 100%, distrub DSB ( change whole DSB ) bla bla bla.

After what ever bla bla bal, my NO3 will shoot up to 25, than dose tablets than down to 0 in 3-4 days time.

Seem like it's cheap and working for me well. Just need to make sure either skimmer is off for 8hrs after dosage or place tablet deep in DSB.

Just for 10, no harm trying I believe.

Can post a picture of the aquaphrm baterial bottle ?

[steven]

kareen,

what light r u using ? MH does reduce nitrates in the sense that algae is produced. algae takes nitrate as food.

minsmarine,

where did u buy the aquaphrm baterial bottle ? pics ?

thanks....

[kareen]

kareen,

what light r u using ? MH does reduce nitrates in the sense that algae is produced. algae takes nitrate as food.

huh? I didn't ask the question lah..... I'm only interested in the product that minsmarine mention...... A small picture will do....

[minsmarine]

Can post a picture of the aquaphrm baterial bottle ?

Ai Yea , u pay me Airticket 560$ so I could go back home and take picture

Me outstation @ this moment.

But you could see that small little bottle almost any LFS, jln Kayu shop, BioOcean, bla bla......

sale price 10.80 and normally they go @ 10.

It's tablet form. 20 tabs in a bottle.

[neokn]

huh? I didn't ask the question lah..... I'm only interested in the product that minsmarine mention...... A small picture will do....

kareen:

That bacteria can be found @ almost every LFS that I have been to C328, AquaStar and Aquamarin. Never tried looking for it @ Pasir Ris though. I have a bottle of it too. I see whether I can take a picture of it tonight and post in the here.

[minsmarine]

kareen:

That bacteria can be found @ almost every LFS that I have been to C328, AquaStar and Aquamarin. Never tried looking for it @ Pasir Ris though. I have a bottle of it too. I see whether I can take a picture of it tonight and post in the here.

this guy got nothing better to do in office like me

[neokn]

this guy got nothing better to do in office like me

Ya lah.

Thanks to my boss (u) are not in the office mah. So I don't have to work mah.

[solo]

There are 2 types. One for saltwater and the other for freshwater.

Don't buy the wrong stuff.

[kareen]

this guy got nothing better to do in office like me 

Don't say like that.... me also leh..... at home don't even have time to turn on computer.....

There are 2 types. One for saltwater and the other for freshwater.

Don't buy the wrong stuff.

Pls enlighten with a pic. Me always fighting to rid nitrate.

[weishun]

Hi all, for those whom have not seen the AquaPharm Bacteria package, here it is. Hope it helps. Very useful.

[weishun]

Another one for those whom wans to know the scale of the bottle.

[marble]

Another one for those whom wans to know the scale of the bottle.

Hi,

Wat effect will we see when e tablets take effect??

Lik cloudy water etc???Any of those????

[solo]

Water will not turn cloudy.

On the one occassion when I did not turn off my skimmer the skimate was blueish.

Could have skimmed out the bacteria and wasted the tablet

[kelvin1976]

did u measure ur skimmate's nitrate?

i didn't measure.. by the way, y should i measure ?? can enlighten me .

Ai Yea , u pay me Airticket 560$ so I could go back home and take picture

Me outstation @ this moment.

But you could see that small little bottle almost any LFS, jln Kayu shop, BioOcean, bla bla......

sale price 10.80 and normally they go @ 10.

It's tablet form. 20 tabs in a bottle.

look like a good buy.. will try out since it is cheap.. thk for the recomendation...

[kelvin1976]

Please go to

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=29276

This page teaches some method of bringing down the NO3....

this is amazing... sugar method.. should have read earlier..

look like alot of bros out there got quite good result..

will try out this method tomorrow.....