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  Detailed form submitted: Mr_G

  Posted: September 15th, 2010, 11:39am CDT by Mr_G

  Detailed help requestAre you experiencing any problems in your tank?

  Yes

  Brief Description

  Nitrate level way to high

  Tank size

  800 x 500 x 500

  System Volume

  200L

  How long has your tank been running?

  7 weeks

  What livestock do you have?

  2 clownfish, 1 bluemoon, 2 turbosnails

  Water Parameters

  nitrate: 2mg/L
  temp : 26C
  pH: 8.0

  What lighting is over the tank?

  -

  Pumps and equipment

  via aqua hang on filter/skimmer, UV sterfilizer filter

  Maintenance

  synthetic salt

  Other info and photo's.

  my nitrate just keeps on getting worse, i see my coral doesnt want to open all the way up anymore, Im not sure what you call it, saw it here where someone said they got something on there liverock and not sure what coral it was, it is a easy coral tho, but I cant get my nitrate down, just keeps getting worse, Im far away from a marine petshop, so in desperate I used some of the koi's Bioclear from Que Sera, should I do awater change? ive got no liverock only biorock, what will happen if I get some liverock now? i can only get to a petshop on saturday...my fish looks fine...