water changes with a nano>?

Telefonica007 · Apr 27, 2013

hey everyone... i recently traded for a nuvo 16gal and i built a LED fixture using Steves LEDs and it looks good. its been up and running with cycled water from my 90gal. corals are still adjusting to the new lights but i noticed the tank gets much dirtier than the 29gal biocube i had. i even have a nano powerhead to help circulate. is a nano this difficult to keep clean? ive cleaned it twice and did a water change this week. 2 days later looks the same! im using it for a frag tank and mainly have Zoas and Palys so i really cant add a large powerhead. should i upgrade the return pump to something twice as strong? ive moved most things back into biocube and left a hand full in nuvo to see if it will even out. there are no fish, just frags. thanx

mike

Reefing Madness · Apr 27, 2013

Lil idea on what your water is doing would help. Phosphates and Nitrates to be precise. But, are you running a skimmer on it? Using cycled water will not normally cycle your tank for you, as most of the bacteria is in the rocks. So you may be in a cycle and your trying to get rid of Diatoms? That will go away by themselves in time.

Telefonica007 · Apr 27, 2013

ahhhhhh!!! i am not running a skimmer but have been thinking about it. i didnt use one on my biocube and all was ok. i will will check parameters again and look into skimmers... thanks