I have a 20 nano reef. I had two fish in there and multiple corals. I'm planning in upgrading once my wife and I move into our new home.( bigger tank amd sump) for chrismas my wife thought it a good idea to get me more fish. Now nitrates outta control 80+. Been doing crazy water changes. Thought about getting rid of fish but don't wanna upset wifey. Was thinking about a reactor to help. Read anout vodka dosing. Then I saw this pura nitralock. What should I do. All other params are great. Corals are doing great so far. Just need some helpful advice.
Need advice
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I have a fluval 206 canister ( I know it needs to go. Budget and space right now holding me up). Reef octopus skimmer for a 100+gallon. 25lbs sand and 35lbs live rock. 2 power heads. I use ro water for every wc. Just been doing 2 water changes a week. Just to have nitrates go right back up. I constantly cleaning substrate and clean out filter every other week. Just need to get it under control somewhat till the move. I have the new tank and sump ready to be set up once moved.
Nitrates 0
Am 0
Ph 8.3
Dkh 10
Pho 0-.5
Cal 480
Trates 80+
Too many fish I feed every other day. Clean all frozen food. Just to many fish for the 20. Moving once house is built in a month
Nitrates 0
Am 0
Ph 8.3
Dkh 10
Pho 0-.5
Cal 480
Trates 80+
Too many fish I feed every other day. Clean all frozen food. Just to many fish for the 20. Moving once house is built in a month
How many fish do you have and what kind? How much live rock? Odds are your tapping out the system and the problem will remain. You can add some things to help to better handle the load but I'm not sure what your appetite is to add reactors. Seachem matrix helps add bio capacity and the marine pure blocks can assist to.
Give us a little more info.
Btw, water changes are a good thing to do at this point.
Give us a little more info.
Btw, water changes are a good thing to do at this point.
Running chempure elite two packs of purigen. Container of denitrate matrix bio balls.
Baby yellow tang. Very small
3 clowns that wife just got me
Starry blenny
Valentini. Puffer
Was doing great till she got me clowns. Wish I knew she was doing it or I would have advised against it.
Baby yellow tang. Very small
3 clowns that wife just got me
Starry blenny
Valentini. Puffer
Was doing great till she got me clowns. Wish I knew she was doing it or I would have advised against it.
reefle
Active Member
I dont know when you're moving, but unless it's within a month, you do have to get rid of some fish. I dont like being the tang police, but that yellow is gonna be pretty unhappy. (might be ok for a bit if its one of those 3 feet 20 gallon tanks)
vodka dosing takes a couple weeks to get set up as well. your nitrifying bacteria need time to grow. As Psu4me put it, water changes are your best friend right now.
vodka dosing takes a couple weeks to get set up as well. your nitrifying bacteria need time to grow. As Psu4me put it, water changes are your best friend right now.
To be honest with you, you are extremely overstocked on your fish.......probably 3-4 times over stocked. NOTHING will help you correct this problem unless you cut back on those fish. In a 20g tank, you are looking at 3-4 small fish max.
You will continue to have a myriad of problems at that stocking level unless you migrate to a bigger tank immediately. can any of your friends hold some of the fish? A LFS?
You will continue to have a myriad of problems at that stocking level unless you migrate to a bigger tank immediately. can any of your friends hold some of the fish? A LFS?
Lol. You read my mind. I made a phone call this morning. Taking some of the fish to my friends tank. He has plenty of room. 500g fish only. But its all small fish so mine will fit right in. Once I move I will re acuire them.
