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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    I feel you are most likely correct about the sand bed being a problem as well. Hoewever till I can get my gallon bucket filled I wont be able to tell till after the first 5 to 10 water changes it seems.
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    Well after doing some reading about and earler link reffering to DSB's I think I might have made a big mistake. Curing rock on the sand bed. when I bought all my goods, I bought all uncured rock. I wanted to go through the stages of dealing with the curing process. To see how long it would...
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    Like everyone sayd finding what works for you. However trying to find that is where Im at. I have removed the bio bale. The nitrates went down and right back up a couple hours later. Next day removed all the rubble from the sump and redistributed back into the main display. No help. Waited...
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    Well Im still doing water changes bi-weekly at this point. with a 2 stage 50 gallon a day RO system. Would you say that 3 to 4 inches is whats considered shallow or deep sand bed?
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    Aren't sand beds used for denitrification as well though? I was reading somewhere, that someone had come up with a method of a remote deep sand bed in a 5 gallon bucket or so. They were using this for the denitrification. Granted I have taken to heart with everything..Do what works and don't...
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    Feeding Schedule -- Mornings >> Usually I add (2) small pieces (about 4 inch square) of algae. and a first knuckle on my fingers worth from a turkey baster of either brine shrimp or Emerald Entree. Nightly >> 1 piece of algea and a small pinch of flake. Personally i didnt think I was feeding...
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    Circulation -- CPR 102 overflow. Rated at 1200 GPH. Return Pump -- Blue Line 70 rated at 1750 GPH Skimmper Pump -- Blue Line 55 rated at 1100 GPH with 28 Ft Ponds at the head. Sump -- Skimmer and pump are connected to the first chamber. Water walls in right over the intake and the skimmer...
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    Let me add. I removed the bio-bale. Instantly, well almost anyways.. Nitrates went from 80 to 20. Ill remove the rubble. and wash it out. question next is....Do I wash it out and put it back in or remove it completely?
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    Well this was my first tank. Its been setup maybe a total of 6 months. I have almost 10,000 in it total. The light was 3500. And NO Im not bragging. I just wanted to do it right the first time. And to anyone out there reading.... I did all the research first. I figured not to skimp and just do...
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    Can anyone tell from the looks of the skimmer. That is if anyone else is running an ETSS skimmer. Is it functioning correctly or skimming correctly? Some days a get a full can of almost all water. Some days it takes 2 days to fill with tea color. Also..........why remove the rock from the sump?
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    Tank Description. 135 Gallons. 72 X 18 X 24 ETSS 600 Pro skimmer. Running Blue Line 55 pump on skimmer ETSS 72 Pro Sump. Running Blue Line 70 for return water (2) Rio Seio Power heads Tank has aprox 3 to 4" Sand bed. >Lighting 72" PFO Solaris LED. 375 Watts. Roughly 180 Lbs live rock in tank...
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    Updated pictures of my tank

    Marinelife, I am from Ohio as well, near the Youngstown area. I was looking for someone with experience that could help me if need be with my new tank Im setting up. I have and older 130 that was once set up , However improper filtration and lighting led to its demise about 3 years into it...
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