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Discussion in 'Saltwater Fish Forum' started by trajik ink, Aug 10, 2008.

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  1. Anthony

    Anthony Active Member

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    What are you feeding and how often ?
     
    Anthony, Aug 14, 2008
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    trajik ink Thread Starter New Member

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    i feed them flakes in the morning and brine or mysis shrimp at the evenings. i only feed them a little each time, i make sure of that. i don't even feed them as much as they can eat....
     
    trajik ink, Aug 14, 2008
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    Okay so that shouldn't be the problem. I'll keep thinking and see what else I can come up with.
     
    Anthony, Aug 14, 2008
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    Get an RO/DI unit. I think the problem is the water.
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    gangstafish, Aug 15, 2008
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    Yeah RO water and Vitamin C will help a whole lot, there's not much else you can do.
     
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    trajik ink Thread Starter New Member

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    yeah i was thinking of the ro unit.....i'm going to have to wait until next month for that....my brother actually installs those systems for houses that use well water.....i'm going to talk to him, see what he can do.
     
    trajik ink, Aug 15, 2008
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    I didn't even think of that. Try testing your tap water for nitrates and see what it says.
     
    Anthony, Aug 15, 2008
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    last time was a month ago, it had copper sulfate in abundance...they must of been cleaning the system......i'll check it out a bit later and let you guys know the results....
     
    trajik ink, Aug 15, 2008
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    Okay great. I don't remember if I suggested this or not but have you dumped some Prime in there for the time being to detoxify the nitrates until you/we figure out the problem ?
     
    Anthony, Aug 15, 2008
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    yep i did that with some water changes and it actually went down to 30ppm...but they go back up the next day to around 50ppm.
    hopefully i can find out the problem and keep them down for good.
     
    trajik ink, Aug 15, 2008
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    ok, so i just checked my city water and there's no trace of nitrates in it.....just a big fat zero.... :confused: :eek: :|
     
    trajik ink, Aug 15, 2008
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    Does it still read thirty ppm right after you treat the tank with prime?
     
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    Does your water have nitrite or ammonia?
     
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    right now it's reading 30-40ppm.
    i did a 20% water change last night.

    crazed puffer wrote:
    no everything is perfect with the water in my city.....i'm just thinking maybe my tank is overstocked but it doesn't seem so to me, i have alot of rock and maybe there's debris under them that my crabs and snails can't get to.
     
    trajik ink, Aug 15, 2008
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    Sounds very possible.
    Are there corals in there?
     
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    that's the funny thing, not one of them is being affected by the high nitrates....they open up evryday, no sign of distress...
     
    trajik ink, Aug 15, 2008
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    IME nitrate aren't really harmful, only in the long run do problems occur so hopefully we can get them down soon!
    How big is your sailfin?
     
    crazedpuffer, Aug 15, 2008
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    he's about 4 inches from snout to fin...why?
     
    trajik ink, Aug 15, 2008
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    It has to be something in your tank, I mean you said the water that was going into the tank has zeros across the board, and then magically becomes filled with nitrates there has to be something in the tank producing them. Or either your prime is actually working in the opposite manner.
     
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    i think i'm going to have my freind that owns a shop come over and check it out.....i'm really scratching my head on this one.....
     
    trajik ink, Aug 15, 2008
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