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Posted	Nitrate
23-10-2006 18:39 by Michael C	Help my Nitrate is showing at 40ppm how can i get this down FAST.... Ahhhhhhhh
23-10-2006 18:41 by Michael C	Just retested and its gone higher......
23-10-2006 18:43 by keith t	water change, 30% 3 days in a row
23-10-2006 18:44 by bluboy	you think thats bad my nitrate was on 75-100ppm i got it down with a large 30-40% watechange and the 10% change each day till it went down 2 about 10-15ppm that was in a tropical tank though is urs marine? iif you keep changing wiv tapwater and it doesnt lower check you tapwater nitrate levels mine were high nd i didnt even know it
23-10-2006 18:46 by Michael C	I need HELP its looks to be over 160 now
23-10-2006 18:50 by bluboy	160 thats serious do a big water change and find out where all the nitrates comin from its never happened so quikly to me
23-10-2006 18:55 by Michael C	is there any one in Derbyshire who has lots of RO and some salt that i can pay for, i would be very greatful.
23-10-2006 19:03 by bluboy	ohhhhhh didnt know what u meant this probs isnt very helpful but a world of water store in west nottinghamshire do o water for 1.50 a litre
23-10-2006 19:07 by Michael C	any were tonight this is an emergency
23-10-2006 19:12 by keith t	have a look on classifieds to see if anyone is selling an ro unit nearby, then filter your own
23-10-2006 19:23 by Michael C	i have one already but its slow PLEASE IF THERE IS ANY1 IN DERBYSHIRE WHO CAN SPARE RO AND SALT I AM HAPPY TO PAY ANYTHING.
23-10-2006 21:09 by OLD MAN	IM IN UTTOXETER, CAN GIVE YOU SOME RO MATE.
23-10-2006 21:10 by OLD MAN	HAVE ABOUT 150LITRES MATE
23-10-2006 21:14 by Michael C	OLD MAN thanxs very much i have a bit now thanks to some one in Matlock, it doesn't seem to be coming down.
23-10-2006 21:15 by OLD MAN	INO NOTHING ABOUT MARINE MATE. I KEEP DISCUS. SORRY
23-10-2006 21:16 by OLD MAN	TEL YOU WHAT I DID BUY TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME. NITRA-ZORB PADS. AND I KID YOU NOT GOT MY NITRATE DOWN TO 0MG/L ALREADY IN ABOUT 6HOURS... DONT NO IF YOU CAN USE THEM IN MARINE.
23-10-2006 21:55 by KOBISKYE	hows those nitrates now
23-10-2006 22:06 by Michael C	Still showing 160. Where did you get the pads from ?
23-10-2006 22:07 by OLD MAN	i got them from pets at home mate.. s**t shop ino but they were the cheepist by far!
23-10-2006 22:08 by OLD MAN	honest to gad mate 40mg/l to none in just a few hours! been looking at them a while finaly went out today and got them.
23-10-2006 22:09 by OLD MAN	just had a good read up of the instructions mate. they do work in a marine tank
23-10-2006 22:12 by OLD MAN	just been looking at your previous add. is that coral doing the damage?? ino nothing about marine just a thort.
23-10-2006 22:36 by Michael C	no its only been in a few hours
23-10-2006 22:37 by OLD MAN	well if that has only just been added why can that not be the cauz?
23-10-2006 22:42 by Michael C	That and two new tunze pumps and surronding rock covers ? Could these cause it ?
23-10-2006 22:43 by OLD MAN	wel like i say ino nothing about marine, but something has cauzed it and by the looks of it its very serious! its coming from some where why not the coral?
23-10-2006 22:49 by Michael C	How could it be the coral is it possible i dont know ? DOES ANY 1
23-10-2006 22:51 by OLD MAN	i dont no mate, just thinking out loud.
23-10-2006 22:51 by OLD MAN	if it was my tank and i was in the s**t i would take that coral out and do some w/c see if that brings it down?
23-10-2006 23:00 by Michael C	WHAT ARE THE PADS CALLED ?
23-10-2006 23:02 by OLD MAN	NITRA-ZORB!
23-10-2006 23:04 by Michael C	FROM PETS AT HOME ? WHAT SHALL I DO WITH THE CORAL >?
23-10-2006 23:08 by OLD MAN	I HAVE NO IDEA MATE, INO NOTHING ABOUT MARINE. LOOK ON EBAY AT THE PADS, I GOT FROM PETS AT HOME AS THEY WERE BY FAR THE CHEEPIST PEOPLE FOR THEM. NOTE THEY ARE SOLD IN TWO SIZES TOO.
23-10-2006 23:13 by Michael C	IF THE NITRATE IS SKY HIGH WHAT SHOULD THE NITRITE BE ? HIGH OR LOW ?
23-10-2006 23:15 by OLD MAN	WHAT DO YOU MEAN MATE?
23-10-2006 23:16 by Michael C	Well i have just tested for Nitrite and this is 0 surely this should be high too?
23-10-2006 23:18 by OLD MAN	NITRATE OF 0 IS PERFECT WATER!
23-10-2006 23:23 by Michael C	no Nitrite is 0 not nitrate ?
23-10-2006 23:25 by OLD MAN	O MATE. NO IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE.
23-10-2006 23:26 by Michael C	what high or low ?
23-10-2006 23:27 by OLD MAN	IM PRETY SURE THAT HIGH NITRATE DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO HAVE HIGH NITRITE.
23-10-2006 23:32 by Michael C	S*** i am about ready for giving up it just wont come down
23-10-2006 23:38 by OLD MAN	THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE SCINCE IT WAS OK??
23-10-2006 23:41 by OLD MAN	i have to say ino nothing at all about marine NUTHING! but if you think back to when it was ok and look at what you have done. something added like that coral! or what have you. dont give up mate i bet there is a small fortune in that tank and from what i can gather marine fish are v v expensive. i keep discus so i have expensive fish i could not imagine losing them.
23-10-2006 23:46 by Michael C	i have just bought a queen angel for over 200 and i cant bear to watch it go through this
23-10-2006 23:47 by OLD MAN	f***n hell mate.
23-10-2006 23:47 by OLD MAN	im sorry i can be of no more help, no1 seems to be online tonight.
23-10-2006 23:52 by Michael C	I know i really am greatful for your help. I could break down in tears these fish mean so much to me and i'm putting them through this
23-10-2006 23:53 by OLD MAN	its not you mate, these things happen. i feel for you mate to be honest.
23-10-2006 23:55 by wayne	hello michael how big is your tank?
23-10-2006 23:57 by OLD MAN	mate i have just read that "skimming" will help?
23-10-2006 23:59 by wayne	is he still on? pm me your home number michael c and ill try to help as much as i can
23-10-2006 23:59 by OLD MAN	he was on 2mins ago. i really feal for the bloke but ino nothing about marine.
23-10-2006 23:59 by Michael C	5 x 2 x 2.5 why ?
24-10-2006 00:00 by OLD MAN	whats that about a 400l tank?
24-10-2006 00:04 by Michael C	5 by 2 by 2.5 why ?
24-10-2006 00:05 by OLD MAN	mate craig has just come online, he seems to no about marine.
24-10-2006 00:05 by OLD MAN	see your post about the coral
24-10-2006 00:10 by Michael C	01246 251366
24-10-2006 00:15 by OLD MAN	go on chat mate a bloke who noes about marine wil try n help you
24-10-2006 11:13 by Alan	Michael put on a full system description identifying quanitity of live rock water volume turnover rate per hour before and after the tunze streams went in. Any artificial filtration used and what is it. What and how much you are feeding. Nitrazorb will not work they are freshwater only. In the short term try getting some poly filter this will remove the nitrates. If you are running a canister filter clean it immediately and debris in there will be breaking down and producing nitrate. I suspect the addition of the 2 tunze pumps has stirred up some detritus which is now in a canister and is quickly being converted into nitrate and I suspect phosphate as well. Think damage limitation with anything that you do and once you have posted full details of your system I will advise as to a method of preventing a reoccurance of this.
24-10-2006 13:34 by jonie	yes as al sed full system plz
24-10-2006 14:18 by Alan	My name is Alan not Al the only person that gets away with calling me Al is my mother in law! I'm not stupid enough to tell her otherwise.
24-10-2006 14:19 by jonie	sowwy
24-10-2006 14:20 by Alan	Seriously though without a full system run down we cannot help only speculate.
24-10-2006 18:06 by jonie	yep ALAN is right (as normal) it could be 10ft could be a nano cube!

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