nitare very high after cycled

[sunnymau]

my nitare is very high now after the tank have cycled.i know there will be nitare after cycled, but is 50ppm consider a norm?

the tank have been cycled for abt a month.

parameter of my tank:

ammonia=0ppm

nitrite=0ppm

nitrate=50ppm

[huanjie]

Unless you have means to export the nitrate, it will be the end product of nitrogen cycle, from ammonia to nitrite then nitrate. which fortunately not the toxic comparatively. Do you have live stock in your tank ?

water change after cycling is the usual advise, while working on long term way of getting rid of nitrate like DSB, refugium lots of rock etc.

Hope that help. IMHO.

[sunnymau]

only a few LS:

1x sand sifting star

2x brain

is 50ppm of nitare after cycle common?

[huanjie]

I think so, during the first few months of my tank , a fish dead and the nitrate shoot up to 50, so for a tank just finish cycling considering all the dead stuffs in the rock.. I think its pretty normal...

[JustinK]

High nitrate is very common for newly cycled tanks. its a product of the breakdown of ur ammonia to nitrite then to nitrate. As long as nitrite and ammonia is zero, you are ok. Jus do about 25-30% water change and see how the situation is. It should gradually decrease if you stock up the tank patiently.

Cheers!

[Achilles Tang]

Are you having a DSB in your tank for NNR?

[sunnymau]

Are you having a DSB in your tank for NNR?

yes, i m having DSB and macro algea for my refugium, and abt 4inch of sand in my min tank. but how come the nitrate level seems not decreasing but increasing instead

[sunnymau]

in my min tank

sorry is "in my main tank"

[coralreef]

ref and DSB need time to get mature too

[Eric]

sorry is "in my main tank"

High chances the nitrate is coming from your LR, is the LR cured?.........do a 50% water change, suck out the small dead pieces of the LR on your sandbeds, run ur skimmer 24/7 and add some AZ-NO3. Thats my remedy.......works for me, might or might not works for you.

[sunnymau]

ref and DSB need time to get mature too

how long for it to mature?

is sea grape good for refugium?