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Blue Ram
02-25-2011, 02:16 AM
I'm trying to maintain the best water quality I can in two tanks that are holding my livestock until the large tank is set up and running over the weekend. Nitrites are measuring .1 in both tanks. I have been doing small water changes each evening. Tonight when I got home the sea urchin was dead and most of the spines had fallen off the body. I have removed it and did a 10% water change. Will urchins release any deadly toxins? The corals are not looking that great but the lights were out all day. Anything else I should be doing immediately other than water changes?

mark
02-25-2011, 12:41 PM
Wouldn't be worrying about the urchin releasing anything, but with nitrites might be wanting to do more than just little water changes.

cale262
02-25-2011, 12:58 PM
You could dose with some "seachem stability" It will help with the nitrites.