Your condescending tone is duly notedThe tank water being tested was diluted to make it readable, then basic math was applied to get the real number.
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Your condescending tone is duly notedThe tank water being tested was diluted to make it readable, then basic math was applied to get the real number.
I apologize. I didn't mean for it to come off that way.Your condescending tone is duly noted
Good luck! Hopefully you can track down what the cause was so you have some piece of mind going forward.Eienna - As a solution seeker thanks alot for your brain storming and positive attitude to resolve the issue.
Latest update - working with a local company to acquire large amount of water and perform a large change. Thank you
However I am curious that we dont have a chemical way that will simply process the nitrates (only nitrates not a organic dosing - bacteria driven system) out through a reactor (for extreme cases like mine). I did end up reading a few papers last night where some metal catalyst used to break down the nitrates but it was published in1999 - I am intrigued and will research more.
Not according to others in the hobby but you seem to be an internet expert at everything so good luck to you. I posted differing opinions so that does not mean you are correct at all. Sorry but you don't own the hobby or the science and your opinion is just like #$$&@&&@. Everyone has one.There are no differing opinions on this in the science, and there really aren't any differing opinions on the science in climate change. And it really demonstrates your scientific illiteracy that you use that example.
There is the science, and then there are people like you regurgitating stuff they read in blogs, which is just stuff regurgitated from 30 year old manuals on keeping freshwater angelfish.
Your original claim was that 200ppm nitrate would kill all his fish in quick order. This claim has been demonstrated false.
ROFL - no except fish and inverts lolDid someone pee in your tank? That's so extreme
Just let your filter clear it out, no?- dosed with coral snow due to a lot of pariculate moving around
Just curious how nitrates got out of control. Do you test them weekly or every other week?Tested -
- Nitrates down to 125, I used 1/5 dilution this time - Progress.
Update on dipped monitor frag coral - Dip it was dirty with bunch of larvae, and bristle worms. Did seem to have some flat worm on top but yet to confirm.
Another water change tomorrow.
My system has gone too far , approximately 250 gallon -
Nh3 - 0
no2 - 0
No3 - 239 - Checked with 3 different kits numerous times - including hanna, API all pointing above 200 number
Phosphate - 0.06
All other parameters are normal (Ph, Salinity, Alk, CA, Mg).
RODI water is pristine.
Switched over to using Zeovit method.
Do i have any other option but a 100% water change ? Roughly even 90% water change will bring me to 23.9.
Corals - no sign of stress all fluffy - SPS extending their polyps and LPS are good too. / fish are good and no sign of stress - but failure is certain only a matter of time.
20% water change was just day before yesterday.
HELP PLEASE.
Your numbers are totally wrong. You said your nitrates were 239?Tested -
- Nitrates down to 125, I used 1/5 dilution this time - Progress.
Update on dipped monitor frag coral - Dip it was dirty with bunch of larvae, and bristle worms. Did seem to have some flat worm on top but yet to confirm.
Another water change tomorrow.
Correction: It's not immediately dangerous. Over time it would definitely reduce their disease resistance, at minimum. It won't kill them off in a few days (or possibly weeks), though.And I guess now we can confirm that 200+ nitrate is not dangerous for saltwater fish (given 0 nitrites , 0 ammonia) and bunch of bacteria population with effective cycle.