paulydee innvo 40

[paulydee67]

my tank is four months old with algae and nitrate problems.

 

[baslewprime]

what's your parameters?

 

[paulydee67]

my parameters are nitrate 30 ppm
nitrite 0 ppm
ammonia 0 ppm
phosphate .02
ph 8.0 dkh

 

[chum]

i would reboot and start over. research as much as you can and ask for help if you are not sure of something. i would only feed a small amount once a day to keep nutrient levels stable. i would also use some different type of rocks.

 

[Tuffyyyyy]

Do you have any fish in there? If not then I'd cut out the lights entirely. You should also add more live rock.

 

[chum]

Do you have any fish in there? If not then I'd cut out the lights entirely. You should also add more live rock.

i see at least two damsels.

 

[Imran Sid’s]

Kindly add more flow also along with cutting of light you can also try cover your tank for three days from light

 

[paulydee67]

cannot reboot .have fish in it and cannot afford it. how much flow ? i have two 425 gph pumps and return is 500 gph.the how much to cut the lights they are running 6 hours on. thanks paul

 

[Dsnakes]

It’s a new tank. Very common stages that everyone goes through. It’s often called ‘the uglies’. Don’t worry, just let your tank continue to stabilize.

 

[paulydee67]

It’s a new tank. Very common stages that everyone goes through. It’s often called ‘the uglies’. Don’t worry, just let your tank continue to stabilize.

thanks for the commet

 

[TheEngineer]

i would reboot and start over. research as much as you can and ask for help if you are not sure of something. i would only feed a small amount once a day to keep nutrient levels stable. i would also use some different type of rocks.

Why? Nutrient control is at the very foundation of reef keeping. High nutrients require a change in husbandry. How do you propose a reboot is good advice here?

It’s a new tank. Very common stages that everyone goes through. It’s often called ‘the uglies’. Don’t worry, just let your tank continue to stabilize.

This. As we’ve discussed elsewhere. There are a lot of fish in a new tank and you don’t have effective nutrient export. The chaeto you added will help. Doing regular 20% water changes will also help.

 

[chum]

Why? Nutrient control is at the very foundation of reef keeping. High nutrients require a change in husbandry. How do you propose a reboot is good advice here?


This. As we’ve discussed elsewhere. There are a lot of fish in a new tank and you don’t have effective nutrient export. The chaeto you added will help. Doing regular 20% water changes will also help.

a reboot is a change in husbandry.

 

[TheEngineer]

a reboot is a change in husbandry.

No, it is not. Husbandry is careful cultivation and care. A reboot is a result of poor husbandry, among other things.

 

[chum]

No, it is not. Husbandry is careful cultivation and care. A reboot is a result of poor husbandry, among other things.

exactly, with parameters like that, it is a result of poor husbandry. when i first started in this hobby 20 years ago i had poor husbandry and my parameters got bad. my latest tank is 8 months old and my nitrate levels never got above 10ppm. and that is because i want them there. i never went thru the uglies with this tank because years ago i rebooted and learned to control mother nature.

 

[chum]

 

[TheEngineer]

I’m just going to go back to the OP’s subject at hand....

How is the new chaeto looking?

 

[Dsnakes]

thanks for the commet

Keep us updated. I would stir the sand a bit and do a water change. I went through the diatoms and Cyano during the first few months as well. I stir my sand 2 times a week and the Cyano completely went away on it’s own.

As @TheEngineer stated, it’s best to figure the cause and work to correct. Rather than tear down, restart, and face the same issues as previously suggested by another member.

 

[paulydee67]

the chaeto seems to doing good.i will keep updating

 

[paulydee67]

i got my nitrates down to .5 ppm .the problem was a bad test kit.the cheato seems to be doing well.

 

[paulydee67]

here is my tank @ exactly 4 months.