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Originally Posted by BigAl07  The lionfish should be call "Nitrater" because as Lynn mentioned they are messy. When you figure that on average only about 10% of what is taken into a fish's mouth is actually "utilized" or "Stored" for later. That's 90% waste coming out the "Tail pipe". I've never HAD a lionfish personally but was wondering is there is any way to "easily" net or scoop the majority of this messy eater's by-product up. That's just a lot of waste to decompose and push your Nitrates up.
Also I would suggest trying a larger water change (maybe 40% or 50%) just to try and get them down to see how quickly they come back up. If you're able to "maintain" 20-30ppm if you could get it down via a large our couple of large water changes maybe you could maintain it at a lower level now. Maybe worth a try. |
I've found that lionfish waste is very easy to siphon out whenever you're doing a water change. It's relatively large and easy to spot, and usually stays clumped together.
Right now I only have a couple five gallon buckets, so 20% is about as much change water as I can premix. My 'fuge kit is supposed to arrive next Thursday, so I'll probably just be patient and see how it effects the chemistry. But if I still find that I have nitrate issues I'll get another bucket or two and see how a larger water change effects the system.
