HELP!!! trates are rising

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How can I lower my trate level. Tank freshly cycled 0 amon 0 trites ph8.4 40% pwc yesterday washed haif my balls. Is it safe to wash the filter in my wet/dry or is this where all my good bact. is living. 120 lbs lr 40 lbs ls 110 gal

 

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• Sep 25, 2007

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Typically with a water change...what are they reading now?

 

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bout 40ppm.20-30 yesterday before pwc

 

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Anyone is it safe to wash my filter media would this even help

 

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Well the bioballs can certainly be a nitrate trap but if I'm reading right this is a new tank and you did clean 1/2 the balls last week right? Is wet/dry new or just newly cycled for you? How much of a water change did you do after the cycle? You said pwc which I'm guessing means partial water change?