Diatoms???
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81Shaun
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if I were you id look into a spectrapure system 4 stage. you can pick up refurbished units for like 125 and they work great. I ended up buying one for 181 new and a aqua fx baracuda ro system and both work great. the spectrapure system is 90 gpd and the aqua fx baracuda is 50 gpd.
81Shaun
Active Member
well for the spectrapure for the sediment filter 1 micron is $6.99 and for the 1 micron carbon block its $10.99 but just depends on how many micron you are wanting. im on a high tds source and my water is 400 tds from the tap so im thinking about going with a 0.5 micron which is even better. im a newb myself at this stuff but ive been running my systems every since february 20th and so far so good. i use to buy ro water from walmart also and used in my first salt tank for quite a while but just got tired of the hassle plus my local walmart is a good ways away. but yeah there is some good ro systems out there bulk reef supply makes good units as well and you can checkout SpectraPure - Innovators In Water Technology!
427HISS
2500 Club Member
I haven't read your thread other than the first few posts, because I don't have time tonight, but I was shocked,.....with the nitrates at over 160 !
I'll read more tomorrow and see what happened. I'm positive by now that you've received some great advice on what to do.
Good luck and fun with your reef. You'll love it when all's well.
I'll read more tomorrow and see what happened. I'm positive by now that you've received some great advice on what to do.
Good luck and fun with your reef. You'll love it when all's well.
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gemini9
Newb!
Only thing I've been doing about the nitrates is 2 20% water changes per week. Some have said I may have a faulty test kit. I have done 4 water changes and haven't seen a change in the nitrates. :-/
427HISS
2500 Club Member
Just logging in for a few minutes.
Do you have fish ? If so, cut feeding down to once every 2-3 days for a week. (depending on what load & type of fish.
Don't feed them with dry flake food, especially if you don't have a clean up crew.
What skimmer do you have and how well is it working ?
You using carbon and one of the brands of nitrate reducer ?
What brand of test kits are you using ?
Test your phosphates !
Use more power heads for higher flow.
Yes, a good RO/DI is a must !!! (I have a "SpectraPure" 4-stage with their TDS meter, that I could maybe sell to you for $75. Check out Saltwater and Reef Aquarium Supplies - Bulk Reef Supply
Gotta go.
Do you have fish ? If so, cut feeding down to once every 2-3 days for a week. (depending on what load & type of fish.
Don't feed them with dry flake food, especially if you don't have a clean up crew.
What skimmer do you have and how well is it working ?
You using carbon and one of the brands of nitrate reducer ?
What brand of test kits are you using ?
Test your phosphates !
Use more power heads for higher flow.
Yes, a good RO/DI is a must !!! (I have a "SpectraPure" 4-stage with their TDS meter, that I could maybe sell to you for $75. Check out Saltwater and Reef Aquarium Supplies - Bulk Reef Supply
Gotta go.
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gemini9
Newb!
Good deal for sure. Do you have a paypal, hiss? No fish. No feeding. Month old tank. Changing hob filters every 3 weeks. No skimmer yet cant afford one lol API pg nitrites ammonia and nitrate test kit. Maxijet for circulation. No phosphate test kit ill get one.
vlangel
Seahorse whisperer
Yes, I would syphon the substrate as best you can. You don't have to move your rock work but pull out as much gunk as possible.
vlangel
Seahorse whisperer
You will remove some but those bacteria's recolonize very quickly and by now they are in your rock making it live and even in the water so you won't impact the biological filtration with too much. You want to bring down your nitrates to a safe level at this point.
