My nitrates will not go down.

[Shaddow_wolf169]

You have no fish coral nothing?

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

The corallife stock pump is 265 gph. I somebody said they would recommend a 300gph pump, would that really help much.

You have been running the same pump for 3 years?

 

[Aidanwolf]

No fish no coral just three hermitcrabs i had a damsel but i moved to a different aquarium And yes i have had the same pump it has been running strong.

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

Pumps loss power over time. Pull the bio balls 50% water change check nitrates after 3 hours.

 

[Aidanwolf]

Okay i will do that tommorow it is 4:03 am lol.

 

[randy4083]

Dose some vibrant it will take care of the nitrates

 

[Knaszak]

Red Sea NoPx... I feed heavy, .0 No3 using for years 10 ml per day/360 gallon volume

 

[USNDoc]

I actually recommend AMQUEL best thing for nitrates nitrites and ammonia

 

[Aidanwolf]

It is just my nitrates that are high.

 

[Current107]

Carbon dosing can actually cause nitrates to increase if you don't have the proper equipment to pull the junk out. Can you post a pic of the tank and how old the cycle is?

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

What happen with the water change

 

[mik]

Are you taking it to go get tested at the aquarium shop or are you using your own test kit if so check the expiration date on your test kit and make sure your test kit is up to date

 

[Aidanwolf]

Yes i am using a api liquid test kit, I also put some clowns in yesterday because they were on sale and my nitrates went down but they are still high. Shaddow wolf i didnt do a water change because the night before i did a 50% water change,but today i might do one.

 

[buckroe07]

Are you using an inTank media basket made just for a biocube? I use one and really love it.

 

[Aidanwolf]

I was going to get one, but I am going to try and make my own. Also I am going to try to build the refigum also.

 

[buckroe07]

With the filter floss on the top chamber it really catches a lot of crap and clogs fast. Which in turn makes you have to change in every 3 days or so and out goes the excess nutrients and down NO3 should go.

 

[Aidanwolf]

That is why i am trying to build one, the first one didnt turn out well because my measurements were off.

 

[buckroe07]

That is why i am trying to build one, the first one didnt turn out well because my measurements were off.

It is actually pretty easy to make one. I might not be able to make it look as pretty but I would make one too and you have self gratification.

 

[Aidanwolf]

Yeah that is what i thougt why would I pay 60 dollars for some acrylic filter that I could make for less than half the price.

 

[glb]

Do you know now they got that high? Was there a time they were at a normal level? Something's not adding up. Is it possible that there's something dead and decaying in the tank? To solve the problem, you'll need to know the nitrate source. Good luck!