Help. Big Nitrate Spike. One missing fish.

[Infidel]

I maybe just reading into something that's not an issue. But I noticed the Tang just opens her mouth a bit more than normal. Maybe I never noticed it before until now. She is still doing it, is absolutely fine and eating like a pig! The tank looks fine on 25ppm Nitrates, even the Nem is huge, in fact I just took the Nem out as its becoming a pain in the butt. I am loathed to change anything, even the high Nitrates because everything looks fine! Tank yesterday below.

Looking good!

Everything should be fine with your current parameters, just go slow if you do decide to make a change.

 

[Dom]

Waaaaaaaay over reacting. Nitrate is not toxic to fish even at very high levels. I used to run my reef at over 200 and not issues. People nowadays make nitrate out to be something it isnt. You're fine.

That may be true in a FOWLR tank.

 

[Wolf89]

That may be true in a FOWLR tank.

It was my reef tank which included sps and anemones