Pet Fish Care : How Do I Lower the Nitrates in My Reef Tank

The best way to lower the nitrates in a reef tank is through frequent water changes. Lower the nitrates in a reef tank with tips from the owner of a fish pet store in this free video on pet care.

Expert: Ryan Wells
Contact: www.reefrunners.net
Bio: Ryan Wells is the owner of Reef Runners in Lindon, Utah. He has many years of experience working with sea animal life.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• fish tanks
• fish care
• pet fish
• aquariums
• fish aquariums
• rainbow fish
• hermit crabs
• saltwater fish
• freshwater fish

[coolbriguy]

stu...stu...stude...studer...s­tuder

[ctenophor]

i notice you capitalise the you's but not the i's so i think your saying that i am being full of myself.

i was only defending myself against an ignorant comment. like i develope these theories that obviously take experience and research, but i dont actualy keep tanks. i just do all this research for fun.

[ctenophor]

bosman, i set up my freshwater tank 47 gallon tall, heavily planted with 15 glowlight tetras and 24 ghost shrimp. from their i added an airstone.

i have a power head and rena 55 smart filter hooked up, ready if it need be used, but being unused.

i have fish food that i dont use as well.

the fish are all fat healthy and breeding. the shrimp breed like crazy

and my plants grow so fast i prune weekly.

nit-0 nitrate-0 amm-0

running like this for over 3 months 8)

[bosmanmarcin]

Mayby You are too furious about Your expierience,but i must agree with you.I think about fish tanks like small planets.I have idea.Tank where even food is produced itself!!!I have been keeping fish for 20 years,got master degree in fish bilogy and just thinkink why we just not spend all that money we spend for duplicating nature,too observe it in nature,and protect it? We like to play God,to show off,keeping kat in a bottle!!! thats my new challange!!

[ctenophor]

i love how the chemicals aren't long term, but water changes are! hahahahah!

and yet no one can explain y?

and nitrates r created when nitrosomanas and nitrisphyrus bacteria convert your ammonia to nitrite and then, nitrite to nitrate. amonas=ammonia to nitrite

sphyrus= nitrite to nitrate.

from their, only anaerobic bacteria can braek the nitrate into nitrogen gas...but if you have a nice refugium, they can also accomplish the job!

[ctenophor]

actualy, i have kept, salt waterm brachish and saltwater tanks for over 7 years.

i have bred fish for 5 years, mainly just for experience, but coming this december, for profit. the fish i have bred so fasr are, clown fish, tetras, gouramis, siamese betas, and corydoras...oh and of course the live bearers.

now, as i said before, water changes shouldn't be considered a part of your filtration. your filtration should be able to remove everything. if it can't, you are over, or improperly stokd

[aarontwhitehead]

I guess ctenophor has never had any type of aquarium. This is a good place for beginners to start.

[ctenophor]

why are water changes long term? why cant the cheicals be long term as well.

aren;t water changes just temporary fix to a bigger problem?

if you canstantly have high nutrients, than you are way over stocked, and need to either loose some fish, or inrease filtration, not change water.