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lgerold · 02-05-2007, 11:11 PM

You may or not be right, but the reality is that regardless of whether the reading is 160 or 200 or 280, it's way too high, and emergency action needs to be taken to reduce the nitrates.

Are the fish stressed? I ask only because it is possible that the test could be reading high. I'm sure though, if you use the same test for your own tank, which reads at or near 0, the test has to be close enough.

Wow.

Good Luck. It looks like you're gonna have your work cut out for you!

02-05-2007, 11:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
lgerold Scopas Tang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brainerd, Mn Posts: 473 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Nitrate test question You may or not be right, but the reality is that regardless of whether the reading is 160 or 200 or 280, it's way too high, and emergency action needs to be taken to reduce the nitrates. Are the fish stressed? I ask only because it is possible that the test could be reading high. I'm sure though, if you use the same test for your own tank, which reads at or near 0, the test has to be close enough. Wow. Good Luck. It looks like you're gonna have your work cut out for you! __________________ Lucy Upgrade from 125 long to 210 on 1/7/07. 66 gallon sump/refugium. 10 hrs of light: 500 watt pc actinic 10 hrs 400 watt pc daylight 6 hrs 500 watt MH 4 hrs 180 lbs branch liverock. 100 lbs + assorted liverock. 3"+ DSB. Fish - Foxface, Yellow Tang, Mimic Tang, 2 Tomato Clowns, pair True Percula Clowns (and their 6 inch pastel green carpet), Mandarin, Scooter Blenny, Bartlett's Anthias, Royal Gramma, Pseudochromis Splendens. Blue/Gold Crocea Clam, Teardrop Squamosa Clam Coral favorites include: 2 Acanastreas, Pink Cynaria, Green Cynaria, Birdsnest, Trumpets, Red and Pink and Green Goniporas (3), Frogspawn (peach favorite), Fox Coral, Diploastrea, Blasto, 3 Fungia (orange, purple, and green) and many others.