Home Adverts Recent Added Auction Scam Alerts Fishkeeping Forum List Your Ad ShopAds Videos
Tropical Fish Aquariums & Equip Marine Fish & Marine Inverts Cichlids Malawi Tanganyikan Cichlids
Wanted Discus Goldfish, Koi & Ponds Retailers & Services ALL ADS By County

Home      Reply		Viewed: 505 -- Replies: 10
PM | All Topics | General | Cichlids | Marine | Coldwater | Tanks/Equipment | Diseases | Members

Posted	nirate levels
31-01-2006 21:46 by scotty	hi i have a 5x2x2 tank been running 4 6 months and ive got hi nitrate levels and cant get the levels down,any suggetions please?
31-01-2006 21:51 by webmaster	sorry, scotty, you duplicated this thread and i accidentally deleted the one with some replies.
31-01-2006 21:57 by Danny Boy	take2!! water changes are what essentially remove your nitrates, they are reason we do water changes really. so you may not be doing them weekly or not changing enough each time. also your tap water could contain nitrates so test that too
31-01-2006 22:02 by kell	eeee you are naughty webmaster!!!
31-01-2006 22:06 by scotty	doing 10 persent a week <50l> also last 2 weeks useing ro water.is ro water better?
31-01-2006 22:16 by steve	hi scotty i have 5x2x2 and had the same trouble i put a nitragon unit on one of my 2028 filters and that got it down to 5ppm with in a week took it off and put two nitra-zorbs in each filter and use the nitragon on my weekly water changes and it say around 5/10ppm
31-01-2006 22:17 by JK	If you are doing enough of a water change weekly, you should be able to keep your nitrate level within about 25ppm of your tap water. The actual percentage required is different for every tank and will largely depend on the stocking and feeding levels. A well stocked tank is likely to require more like 25 percent per week. RO should have zero nitrate, but be aware that you can't use pure RO.
31-01-2006 22:18 by scotty	hi steve whats a nitragon unit
31-01-2006 23:30 by Danny Boy	yeah i always advise a 30% water change weekly. 10% is nothing really. this will cure the problem without fail and you'll have faster growing, healthier fish and no illness at all.
01-02-2006 07:52 by steve	Hi scotty have a look at this link for nitragon unit http://www.fishathome.co.uk/resinfilters_nitragon.htm
01-02-2006 16:18 by Adrian	I use JBL Nitratex in my filters which absorbs the nitrate. They are a one off purchase as they can be replenished in a heavy salt solution. Purchase two sets so you can have one set in the filter while the other soaks in the salt solution. I use a similar product to filter the tap water before it goes in the tank. A good stock of live plants should absorb some of the nitrate.

Previous | Fish Biz | Sitemap | Links | All Ads | Clubs | Webmaster | Our Sponsors | ShopAds Visits