GSP Not OPENING FULLY NITRATE 25 PPM RECOMMENDATIONS

Steve Blum · May 28, 2018

My tank recently went from 5 PPM Nitrates to 30 PPM. The GSP then closed I did water change 2 and reduced food intake by 33%. My Nitrates are now at 25 PPM. Should I continue the slow drop in Nitrates or should i be more proactive. The GSP is starting to open but is not full and extended.

ArowanaLover1902 · May 28, 2018

Try to drop it down faster from at most 10-15 and then maybe a slower drop from there. You dont want to shock everything, but at that level itll hurt them more to keep it that high.

Crabs McJones · May 28, 2018

Steve Blum said:
My tank recently went from 5 PPM Nitrates to 30 PPM. The GSP then closed I did water change 2 and reduced food intake by 33%. My Nitrates are now at 25 PPM. Should I continue the slow drop in Nitrates or should i be more proactive. The GSP is starting to open but is not full and extended.

Do you know what caused the nutrient spike? GSP are pretty bulletproof, I wouldn't be to worried, just continue to do a series of water changes to bring those nutrient levels back down to where you want them.

Steve Blum · May 28, 2018

Crabs Mcjones said:
Do you know what caused the nutrient spike? GSP are pretty bulletproof, I wouldn't be to worried, just continue to do a series of water changes to bring those nutrient levels back down to where you want them.

Yes I had a Goniopora die real fast I didn't remove it because their were a few colonies alive. The Nitrate and Ammonia really spiked it has started down now about 2 weeks in loweing the numbers. I guess the bacteria had to catch up. Thank you for the Reply

DSC reef · May 29, 2018

If you have ammonia then that's what bothering your GSP, they will laugh at nitrates. How old is the tank? A goniopora dying shouldn't spike your ammonia like that?

Duraticate · May 29, 2018

If gsp get a lot of crap building up on them they will not be happy. Try blowing the gsp off if a lot of crap comes off that might be part of why they are not happy

Steve Blum · May 29, 2018

Duraticate said:
If gsp get a lot of crap building up on them they will not be happy. Try blowing the gsp off if a lot of crap comes off that might be part of why they are not happy

I just checked my ammonia a little bit .10 it has come down slowly. I blow the GSP off with a turkey baster every few days at night when the GSP has retacted. I also use a toothbrush to brush off stuborn algae every few weeks if it appears.