I had 4 turbo snails in my 54 Gal salt water tank They all died and I discovered that the nitrates went up.-Very high. It killed my powdered tang, Naso tang algea blennie, and 3 other fish. How do I rid my tank of these nitrates. Is there any good products on the market to remove nitrates?
Nitrate problem help!!
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Sorry about the loss, I would quickly do a 50% or more water change before more of your inhabitants die. That's the only advice I have, because I don't really use chemicals all that much.
Thanks guys, I heard doing water changes was the best way to rid the tank of nitrates. I did a 30% water change last night. when should I do the next one. Any items I can purchase from the LFS? ( dont have time for shipping)-cant afford overnight either!
What do you mean "high nitrate?" Nitrate rarely kills animals outright. I would look elsewhere for the cause of the deaths, unless you tell me that the nitrate was above 100 ppm. Water changes are generally a good idea, but I would go after the source of the high nitrate.
The tank sounds like it was overstocked. It looks like two dwarf angels, the blenny, the two tangs, two chromis, 4 damsels, a mandarin and a clown in a 54 gallon tank. With that level of crowding, you were on the way to a meltdown. The tangs tend to be more sensitive, and would be the first to go if ammonia were to go up or oxygen down.
The tank sounds like it was overstocked. It looks like two dwarf angels, the blenny, the two tangs, two chromis, 4 damsels, a mandarin and a clown in a 54 gallon tank. With that level of crowding, you were on the way to a meltdown. The tangs tend to be more sensitive, and would be the first to go if ammonia were to go up or oxygen down.