Help. I seem to have a nitrite increase that won't go away.
9 month old 55 gal tank w/ 10 gal sump running nautilus protein skimmer and bioballs under sump return.Also running phosban reactor with rowaphos inside.
Contents below. Tanks has been at zero ammonia and nitrite for over 7 months. No signioficant change except for the addition of coral and < 2 lbs of cured live rock. Then nitrate began rising 0.1-0.3ppm over 10-15 days(Ammonia still at 0, pH-8.0-8.2, Calcium-400, KH runs 8-8.6 an Phos runs 0.1-0.2 despite rowa). Have performed multiple water changes 5-10 gal at a time over 10 days, but nitrite won't budge and I can't identify ammonia source. Any thoughts out there???
30 lbs live sand, 68 lbs live rock.
Fish:
1 Hippo Tang
1 yellow Tang
2 Clown fish
1 diamond goby
1 mandarin gogy
2 bangaii cardinals
Inverts:
2 shrimps
8-10 snails
6-8 hermit crabs
Recently deceased/disappeared rose bubble tip anemone
Coral:
1 med-lg Yellow Leather
1 small (distressed/recovering) leather
1 flowerpot
1 red Lobo brain
1 colt coral
Multiple green mushroom
Zoanthis
Hammer coral
Star Polyp
Pumping Xenia
9 month old 55 gal tank w/ 10 gal sump running nautilus protein skimmer and bioballs under sump return.Also running phosban reactor with rowaphos inside.
Contents below. Tanks has been at zero ammonia and nitrite for over 7 months. No signioficant change except for the addition of coral and < 2 lbs of cured live rock. Then nitrate began rising 0.1-0.3ppm over 10-15 days(Ammonia still at 0, pH-8.0-8.2, Calcium-400, KH runs 8-8.6 an Phos runs 0.1-0.2 despite rowa). Have performed multiple water changes 5-10 gal at a time over 10 days, but nitrite won't budge and I can't identify ammonia source. Any thoughts out there???
30 lbs live sand, 68 lbs live rock.
Fish:
1 Hippo Tang
1 yellow Tang
2 Clown fish
1 diamond goby
1 mandarin gogy
2 bangaii cardinals
Inverts:
2 shrimps
8-10 snails
6-8 hermit crabs
Recently deceased/disappeared rose bubble tip anemone
Coral:
1 med-lg Yellow Leather
1 small (distressed/recovering) leather
1 flowerpot
1 red Lobo brain
1 colt coral
Multiple green mushroom
Zoanthis
Hammer coral
Star Polyp
Pumping Xenia
