• Nitrates in a marine aquarium

  • Matthew

Good afternoon, I wanted to ask for advice on how to deal with nitrates in the aquarium. The aquarium is small, 80 liters, with about 5 kg of live rock, and live sand from the aquarium. There is no sump, but there is a partition in the aquarium where the skimmer and return pump are located, along with the biocube (live rocks). The aquarium has been running for about a month and a half, and the nitrate level has been around 90-100 according to Salifert tests. I haven't done any water changes yet. How can I combat this? What do you recommend?

Courtney

to read the forum.

Kimberly2102

Water substitutions. 80 liters is a small volume, so the nitrate issue can be resolved quickly. Of course, this is assuming nothing is decaying in the aquarium.

Michelle

Wait, 1.5 months is not enough for maturation.

Paul

Why are there substitutions in the freshly launched sea?

Nicole7268

90-100 mg/l. This is too high a level of nitrates even for a newly established aquarium. In 1.5 months, the nitrate cycle should have already started, water changes can be done, and at a level of 100, in my opinion, it needs to be done. But it seems to me that there is something wrong with the tests.

John1464

Regarding testing, I agree with you, but you provide recommendations for substitution at the beginning, and only then start to delve deeper. Newbies, in despair, grab the first suggestion and begin to take rash actions. In these cases, the recommendation is one: measure seven times, cut once. There is no information about this correspondent's aquarium. The nitrogen cycle can last much longer than you think, which confirms your topic on coral colors.

Craig7302

I can't agree that the information is sufficient: the aquarium is 1.5 months old with live rocks, live sand, and a filter for live rocks. The nitrate level is sky-high; I would do a 40% water change. Again, this is a forum. The person decides for themselves.

Wendy

Tell us about your method of setting up an aquarium and the various ways to deal with issues, maybe you can share some photos as well. Thank you.

Katie4842

The most interesting thing about this topic is the data on nitrates. I reviewed all the messages in the original post - the conversation is pointless, and there is no data on nitrates. The original post launches into a lot without even understanding the basics. From this, I conclude that there are no nitrates at all. And there’s no way for them to be there; it’s like live rocks should smell bad to produce such nitrates. Until the original poster provides complete information about their aquarium, I’m closing the topic.