HIGH NITRITE LEVELS

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nightrydaz04

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TODAY I CHANGED OUT 50% OF THE WATER (HOPE I DIDN'T SET BACK THE CYCLE TO MUCH I GOT CARRIED AWAY CLEANING UP THE CRUSHED CORAL).

TANK STATS
PH - 8.2
NO2 - .25
NO3 - 10
AMMONIA - 0
SALINITY - 1.021

WAS THIS TO MUCH OF A WATER CHANGE? OH AND I FINALLY TOOK OUT MY BUBBLES BECAUSE I FIGURED OUT IF I DISCONNECT THE AIR TUBE ON MY POWER HEAD IT CIRCULATES MORE WATER FASTER.
 

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nightrydaz04

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YEAH THEY ARE I GET EXCITED WITH EVERY TEST IM JUST WAITING FOR THE DAY EVERYTHING ZERO'S OUT BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO GET SOME PERCULA CLOWN'S AND SEE IF I CAN GET THEM TO BREED I KNOW I SHOULD OF WENT WITH A BIGGER TANK AND A DIFFERENT SETUP BUT YOU NEVER KNOW IT COULD HAPPEN. I JUST LIKE PERCULA'S... MY GIRLFRIEND WANTS ME TO GET A CLOWN TRIGGER OR LION AND IM LIKE MY TANKS NOT BIG ENOUGH AND I DONT REALLY WANT A HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE FISH.

WHAT ARE SOME GOOD INVERTIBRATES FOR MY PURPOSES I JUST WANT 2 CLOWNS AND I ALLREADY HAVE A HERMIT CRAB I WAS THINKING OF GETTING ONE OF THOSE CLEANER SHRIMP... OR I CAN FIND IT A MEXICAN TURBO SNAIL IF MY ALGAE GET REALLY BAD BUT I DON'T THINK IT WILL I'VE GOT IT UNDERCONTROL EVERYDAY A LITTLE MORE PURPLE STARTS POPPING UP AND LESS BROWN MORE GREEN... THE PURPLE SHOULD EAT THE GREEN AND THE HERMIT CRAB LOVES THE BROWN...

I TESTED THE NITRITES AGAIN ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER FOR GIGGLES AND IT HAD ALLREADY ROSE TO .5 BUT THAT'S NATURAL.
 

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most any reef safe inverts will be fine with your future perculas...a cleaner shrimp would work well...there are a lot of different snails on the market which will work in your tank...i dont remember how big it is offhand, i want to say 20gallons, but if you do decide to get the turbo i wouldnt get more than one. personally, ive become a fan of nasarius snails...tiny little guys but good eaters. i also like cerith snails because they breed in my tank = free supply of snails

depending on what you want to do with this tank in the long term (corals, etc) you may need a bigger cleanup crew, or you may not...
 

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nightrydaz04

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TANK STATS:
PH - 8.2
NO2 - .25
NO3 - 10
NH3/N4 - 0
SALINITY - 1.021

I had a stroke of genius maybe could you take a live rock and crush it up and put it into your filter and use it as a media? I think this would work really well but I'm not sure looking for input.
 

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Some people put live/base rock in there sumps to achieve the same idea. In a power filter or canister its likely to get clogged...tank should be almost ready for fish.
 

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