AMANIQU77
Aquarium Advice Freak
I forgot to leave a small detail regarding my ongoing battle with Nitrates. To recap, I have a 55G FOWLR with two Whisper 60 HOB powerfilter, a Prizm skimmer, and an Aquaclear 4000 PH with in-tank filter attachment. I also have 70 lbs of LR and I use Aragalive for substrate (with a thin layer of crushed coral under all the sand).
I've been battling my Nitrates for a year now. It's been playing around the numbers between 20 and 40 ppms. I've done major cleanups and pwc to no avail. My filtered water hits 0 ppms in nitrates.
The little detail I forgot to mention (without any intent whatsoever) was that I've been running carbon in my Whisper filter for A YEAR NOW; changing the bags with fresh one (and refilling with new carbon) once every other week.
Would that be keeping my Nitrates Up? Also, would that have starved the tank of some trace elements that came from the instant Ocean salt?
thank you for your feedback and I apologize for the lack of that certain detail.
I've been battling my Nitrates for a year now. It's been playing around the numbers between 20 and 40 ppms. I've done major cleanups and pwc to no avail. My filtered water hits 0 ppms in nitrates.
The little detail I forgot to mention (without any intent whatsoever) was that I've been running carbon in my Whisper filter for A YEAR NOW; changing the bags with fresh one (and refilling with new carbon) once every other week.
Would that be keeping my Nitrates Up? Also, would that have starved the tank of some trace elements that came from the instant Ocean salt?
thank you for your feedback and I apologize for the lack of that certain detail.