so much nitrate

scarbizro · Nov 5, 2013

U have just got into the hobby u have a 29 gallon fish only with a clown a blue damseland a six line wrasse tried for a coral beauty and found my levels where way to high and i lost him anyone know what would cause this high of levels

robbrouse · Nov 5, 2013

What are you numbers? Did you cycle the tank before added the 3 fish? How did you add the fish, all at same time or what? What kind of water changes were you doing? We will need the number and a little history before we can help..

JohnnyHeavens · Nov 5, 2013

If your numbers are way off than a water change isn't going to hurt but as mentioned above, some details will help. How old is the tank? Do you have live rock & sand and if so how much? Did you add the fish all at the same time or over some time? Tell us about your tank

scarbizro · Nov 5, 2013

Well i got it 2 months ago and it was a well running tank a little dirty it had alot of apestia annemone and had some bristle worms still have a fee but i have thinned everything out with pepperments for annemine and a six line wrasse the damsel and the clown i have had since the beging so introducing the six line was fine but then i add a coral beauty and it died but before that i did weekly 5 percent water changes and when i lost the fish i did a 25 percent water change and since have been using a product called nightout for nitrate when i tested it my levels where max