nitrate

[djplace]

hey yall just got a question. all my levels are good my ammonia and nitrites are at 0 my salinty is at 1.022 and my ph is 8.3 but my nitrates are at 20. my tank has been up for a month everything spiked and then came down but the nitrates havent fallen all the way to 0. i currently have i domino damsel 3 snails 1 crab and a coral banded shrimp. how can i get my nitrates down. also how do i feed the shrimp

[Allanira]

From everything that I have read on this forum and in books its normal until your tank is mature to have nitrates at 20ppm. My tank has been up for 4 months and my nitrates are still at 20ppm. It just takes time and patience.

[djplace]

cool thanks

[Allanira]

It is important to make sure they are getting their share of food around feeding time. This may mean that you have to use a feeding stick and place the food directly in front of them so they can grab it. It's probably not a good choice for reef aquariums because they have a tendency to pinch at corals and anemones looking for food.

[Allanira]

I found that on a website. The website is called www.fishlore.com
hope that helps

[birdman1979]

I feed my shrimp by hooking a syrige up to some rigid airline tubing. Bloodworms and mysis work well.

[otisforme]

refugium full of chaeto... will take nitrate to zero