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10-09-2008, 11:14 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: So. Cal. USA
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|  Nitrates question In the past my tanks have run between 5-10 ppm on Nitrates. Other bad stuff, zero. 25% water changes every week. Because I feed my fish somewhat heavily I checked Nitrates. Maybe around 40 ppm. Other bad stuff zero. So I checked my tap water; between 10-20 ppm (ground water, no Chloramines, just free Chlorine at about .8ppm). Then I checked some bottled water (ozonated, R.O. treated) it showed about 5ppm. I'm using an A.P.I. Pro kit. Closely following the directions. Anyone else tested their tap water (or bottled water) for Nitrates and hit a positive?
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10-09-2008, 11:36 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California
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| It's pretty common to have some nitrates in the water, especially in agricultural areas. The "goal" for public health is to have less than 40ppm nitrates in drinking water. You may also find that the nitrates fluctuate throughout the year in your tapwater. I wouldn't worry too much about 20ppm nitrates, it should be fine, unless you have sensitive fish. Plants would help somewhat to remove nitrates. |
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10-10-2008, 12:22 AM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Jun 2008
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| My tap doesn't have any nitrates, but it has about 2.0 ammonia in it due to the chloramines. Annoying, but the tank seems to handle it fine.
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10-10-2008, 10:18 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: So. Cal. USA
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I may look around in some plant forums and see what's involved with having a planted tank. I stayed away from live plants thinking it would be easier to keep the tank healthy.
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10-11-2008, 02:24 PM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Sep 2008
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| SeaChem Prime and Nitra-Zorb may help you control your nitrates. I would lean towards SeaChem Prime.
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10-12-2008, 02:56 AM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: So. Cal. USA
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| Thanks for the replies. I have some Prime. I contacted the company with a question. They said they'd get back to me quickly. That was a week ago. Maybe I'll try again.
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10-12-2008, 07:29 AM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Sep 2008
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| WhaT WAS your question. I know everything.
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10-12-2008, 04:35 PM
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