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    Nitrate issues

    cool I'll get on that and let you know how it goes, thanks.
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    Nitrate issues

    is there something else i should do besides water changes? Should i avoid amquel cause i heard it can "stunt" the nitrification cycle as it temporarily nuetralizes N02/N03.
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    Nitrate issues

    ok don't freak out but the lfs said nitrites at 10 nitrates at 40, ph 8.0, alkilinity above 300
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    Nitrate issues

    fishonly with crushed coral and tap water with instant ocean and gimme a second for the testing
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    Nitrate issues

    People at the lfs tell me to change only water and that i should not gravel vac as well? Should i test every day and water change every day according to nitrites?
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    Nitrate issues

    my ammonia is at zero i know a little about water chemistry and i know that im a noob at reef keeping give me a break we all had our start. No skimmer witha single biowheel filter. I thought a skimmer wouldn't be a must seeing that i'm only putting an eel and a porc. puffer. No live rock no...
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    Nitrate issues

    no live rock. how often should i feed? i do 20-25% water changes the tank has been going i'd say well over a month. I know it's early in the nitrification game but i used some "seasoned" gravel and filter wheels n stuff. I have no idea what RO water is..
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    Nitrate issues

    i don't know how to make a new thread... but i'm having trouble with my nitrites... my nitrates were at 40 so i did a water change and nitrites are still up there and ph is low... is that from nitrites getting converted into nitrous acid? I have some damzels and a snowflake eel and i'm thinking...
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    How do you make your saltwater? Any tricks?

    call me crazy but i mix 5 gallon buckets by hand. i don't have live rock but it seems to work pretty well for me and each bucket only takes a few minutes to get a majority of the solt to ionize.
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    EEl for my reef tank

    Hey, so i'm new to this whole forum posting thing and this massive mesh hyperlinks only intimidates me so i'm going to ask my question here hoping that someone can give me some advice. I just got this snowflake eel and i'm kind of worried about the fact that it hasnt been fed in two days and...
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