High Nitrate

[Jayreef23]

Hey guys so I have a Red Sea Reefer 250. I tested the parameters and they can back as follows:
Alk 8.6

Nitrate 50

Phosphate 0.1

Calcium 425

Mag 1300

PH 8.0

Salinity 1.025

Temp 78

My nitrates came back high so I was thinking I can do a 20 gallon water change every 3 days until it comes down. What do you guys think? Is there a better way to do it.

 

[1112-425XL]

What are you using to test?
How many fish?

 

[Seansea]

Do u have a fuge or algae scrubber. Will knock that out in a hurry

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

How do your corals look? Nitrates of 50 are fine for softies and most LPS

 

[Jayreef23]

What are you using to test?
How many fish?

Salifert

Fish :
2 wrasse
3 chromis
2 clown
And a blue hippo tang

 

[Jayreef23]

How do your corals look? Nitrates of 50 are fine for softies and most LPS

So I went to the LFS to test out my water and they told me it came back 0 nitrate . I used two test different test: Salifert and API and got 50+ nitrate . The LFS use API to test. Thinking of going to another LFS.

Also my “ tester” SPS coral is turning brown idk why

 

[Jayreef23]

Do u have a fuge or algae scrubber. Will knock that out in a hurry

I do have a refugium…I’m running it 24 hours

 

[Rmckoy]

What test kits are you using

 

[Jayreef23]

What test kits are you using

Salifert and API