Help my tank has high nitrate

[Beetlekush]

Hello I'm new to reefing but I had alot of freshwater aquariums never had this problem before I have a 40 nuvo lightly stock only have 2 clowns fish and a yellow watchman goby some snails and that's it the tank is been running for 8th months and my nitrates have always read 160 ppm everytime I test how do I lower them

 

[Tamberav]

Where do you get your water? Rodi? Tap? LFS?

do you top off with rodi or tap?

what filtration do you use?

 

[Beetlekush]

Where do you get your water? Rodi? Tap? LFS?

do you top off with rodi or tap?

what filtration do you use?

I use a 5 stage rodi I top off with the rodi water inside a 5 gallon bucket with a auto top of system for filtration I use the in tank cadi on one side on the other side I have a 9 watt uv steralizer made for this tank i have a hob skimmer and a media reactor with pellets in it on the cadi on top I have filter floss in the middle I have matrix and the bottom I have chemipure

 

[sixty_reefer]

What phosphates do you have?

 

[Beetlekush]

Last Friday when I text it was .50 ppm

 

[homer1475]

Test kit used?

 

[smacbride]

Over the years my nitrate creeped up to about 150. I started running NoPox about 6 months ago, and now I have it down to between 2 and 5. So NoPox does work, it takes some time but the results are great IMO.

 

[Beetlekush]

I use Api also had it text at pet store they use red sea text

 

[Beetlekush]

Test kit using use api but I also had it text at pet store and they use the red sea

 

[Beetlekush]

I guess NoPox cant hurt trying it

 

[sixty_reefer]

I guess NoPox cant hurt trying it

It can hurt, do you know your phosphates?

 

[Beetlekush]

Yea is .50ppm

 

[Beetlekush]

What phosphates do you have?

So if no NoPox than what

 

[sixty_reefer]

So if no NoPox than what

With those phosphates it’s safe to add nopox, carbon dosing will reduce nitrates and a little of phosphates.
in saltwater we can run low nitrates and phosphates although you will want them to be always detectable in a test kit. If you have a space to add macro algaes they will also aid in lowering phosphates and nitrates.

 

[Beetlekush]

With those phosphates it’s safe to add nopox, carbon dosing will reduce nitrates and a little of phosphates.
in saltwater we can run low nitrates and phosphates although you will want them to be always detectable in a test kit. If you have a space to add macro algaes they will also aid in lowering phosphates and nitrates.

Thank you I thought about some kind of algae scrubber or refugium I will try the NoPox first than will see what happens

 

[Screwgunner]

Change your water

 

[Beetlekush]

Change your water

Like water change I do 5 gallons once every Saturday

 

[DrinkinPepsi]

Have you tested the nitrates on your freshly mixed water?

 

[Beetlekush]

Have you tested the nitrates on your freshly mixed water?

Yes is 0

 

[Tamberav]

I am surprised a 40g got so high. It is just small enough that a big water change would drop it. It isn't like it is overstocked.

Is the sand or something filthy?