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Re: Dealing with high nitrates in reef

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2025 4:48 pm
by lumin5
redFox33 wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 4:34 pm Thanks for all the ideas, everyone. Gonna try bigger water changes and cut back on feeding first. Appreciate the help!
Solid plan. Keep us posted on how it goes. Oh, and if you're using frozen food, rinse it first. That brine shrimp juice is pure nitrate fuel.

Re: Dealing with high nitrates in reef

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2025 5:39 pm
by DarkFable9
One last thing—check your test kit's expiration date. Old reagents can give false highs. Happened to me once, freaked out over nothing.