Hookemhorns_98
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
My regular LFS had not mixed any salt water yet, so I strolled into one of Austin's other LFS's to buy some salt water. I have dealt with this LFS a billion times, and they are purdy reputable, but anyhooo...I told them I needed salt water cause I was gonna do a water change to bring my Nitrates down 'cause they were way too high. He got this funny look on his face and asked how high they were. I responded with 50 ppm, and expected him to be shocked, however he only laughed and told me my other LFS was #*$%*%)@&^#$...He walked me over to his show tank (which is beautiful and has been filled with great coral for years) and quickly did a Nitrate test...TWO-HUNDRED PPM!!! He then tested his smaller show tank, and abra cadabra...200 ppm again.
I've read multiple times here, that Nitrates greater than X are deadly to invertabrates...If this is true, shouldn't all the corals in these 200ppm tanks be mush by now? I know for a fact that they have been in the tanks for over 2 years.
I've read multiple times here, that Nitrates greater than X are deadly to invertabrates...If this is true, shouldn't all the corals in these 200ppm tanks be mush by now? I know for a fact that they have been in the tanks for over 2 years.