Mushroom coral in high nitrate

[sascoaquatics]

Hi I recently got rid of Cyanobacteria and so due to that my nitrates are still quite high but everything else is what I would call perfect. What I was wondering is if a mushroom would do well because I heard they like high nitrates. If so what would be the very highest nitrates you could add a mushroom to and would it help lower the nitrates?
Thank you

 

[blaxsun]

Adding mushrooms really won't have much (if any) impact on your nitrate levels, but they can thrive in a high nitrate environment (my nitrates are ~35ppm and the mushrooms do awesome).

 

[exnisstech]

Not sure what's high to you. Some people think 10 is high. Where are your nitrates now?

 

[sascoaquatics]

Not sure what's high to you. Some people think 10 is high. Where are your nitrates now?

Please don’t laugh or cry… they are so high I am doing massive water changes so it’s very annoying. They are 70ppm

 

[Pickle_soup]

70 ppm is pretty darn high. Water changes are nice, but there needs to be another reason why they are so high. Depends on the mushroom, but they shouldn't die at this level. But I would bring it down. Massive water change in your main aquarium is something that I am personally not a fan of. You want as much stability as possible. I am huge fan of Seachem's Matrix. Maybe you can add that to your tank. Through experience, I did notice that it helped with controlling nitrates. Again thou, what's causing nitrates this high? How is the gas exchange in your tank?

 

[exnisstech]

Please don’t laugh or cry… they are so high I am doing massive water changes so it’s very annoying. They are 70ppm

Yep that's high. Hopefully you get them down. I have more trouble keeping them up so can't offer any advice.

 

[sascoaquatics]

70 ppm is pretty darn high. Water changes are nice, but there needs to be another reason why they are so high. Depends on the mushroom, but they shouldn't die at this level. But I would bring it down. Massive water change in your main aquarium is something that I am personally not a fan of. You want as much stability as possible. I am huge fan of Seachem's Matrix. Maybe you can add that to your tank. Through experience, I did notice that it helped with controlling nitrates. Again thou, what's causing nitrates this high? How is the gas exchange in your tank?

Yeah I agree about the water change business tbh when I say big water changes I mean I have been syphoning the red of the sand in the past weeks. When you say gas exchange do you mean like flow

 

[sascoaquatics]

Yep that's high. Hopefully you get them down. I have more trouble keeping them up so can't offer any advice.

I would rather that trouble tbh this algae is doing my head in

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

70ppm is a bit on the high side. Mushrooms would probably be ok, but you'd need to acclimate for a long time. I suggest getting them down to about 30ppm before adding corals. You'll need some sort of nutrient export, whether it's water changes or a refugium. It's also possible to dose certain things, but I'm not too knowledgable about that, and it might not be a good long term solution.