jaiden
Aquarium Advice FINatic
54g with 63lb LR, 3" sand bed, Remora, lonely O clown fish, almost no cleanup crew left
High nitrates, but otherwise OK params. Minor cyano and other algea problems. Not great alk, but no corals to speak of so I'm not worried.
I've been lazy and my tank needs attention. Trying to get back into the WC habit. I need to get the tank back in shape before I add any other fish. People (wife) are starting to complain about the way the tank looks and how empty it is. I lost a cleaner shrimp and a blenny after a month or so of having them (6 mo ago maybe). I think due to nitrates.
Options:
remora surface skimmer ($30)
more cleanup crew ($140 for a big kit. worried they'll die off from nitrates)
10g cheato fuge (all I have room for) and a small pump ($?)
Denitrifer coil ($diy? lots of time involved)
20lb More LR ($$$)
something else?
As I mentioned, I'm lazy, so I like the idea of something that will cut nitrates even if I forget to do WC as much as I should.
thoughts?
High nitrates, but otherwise OK params. Minor cyano and other algea problems. Not great alk, but no corals to speak of so I'm not worried.
I've been lazy and my tank needs attention. Trying to get back into the WC habit. I need to get the tank back in shape before I add any other fish. People (wife) are starting to complain about the way the tank looks and how empty it is. I lost a cleaner shrimp and a blenny after a month or so of having them (6 mo ago maybe). I think due to nitrates.
Options:
remora surface skimmer ($30)
more cleanup crew ($140 for a big kit. worried they'll die off from nitrates)
10g cheato fuge (all I have room for) and a small pump ($?)
Denitrifer coil ($diy? lots of time involved)
20lb More LR ($$$)
something else?
As I mentioned, I'm lazy, so I like the idea of something that will cut nitrates even if I forget to do WC as much as I should.
thoughts?