PowderBlueTang245
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Mar 17, 2013
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My nitrates are through the roof 100 ppm my tank is no longer overstocked it use to be i removed 3 fish from my aq. I have a 55 gallon reef tank with 6 fish 1 six line wrasse 3 true perc clowns 1 hippo tang and 1 beautiful blonde naso tang both tangs are 3.5 in and i feed once every 3 days. Also i have a hob filter 70gal with a sponge chemi pure elite nitrate reduction filter pads and bio max pebbles. A protein skimmer made by d&d (typhoon model) . Now i heard hob filters are "nitrate factories" i will only buy a sump if absolutely needed to lower my trates. My corals and inverts are doing fine as well as the fish but my pagoda cup is closed up and wont open. Should i do a 50% water change add medication hit my tank with a hammer ( im kidding ) please some1 help me out thanks in advanced .. Ps for additional info the tank is only 4 1/2 months old. 45 lbs of lie rock 1 1/2 inch sandbed