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| Posted | high nitrate ... what to do to get lower |
| 02-04-2006 12:12 by tommy |
hi how do i get the nitrats down low again ... i spose it is rly just water changes but is there a eaier way |
| 02-04-2006 12:26 by tony mcculloch |
just had the same problem, no easier way, water changes every other day, and I have put a media in the filter called, cleanwater. the nitrates have gone from critical to 12.5 in the space of 10 days, thats good as it comes out of my taps at 25. dont forget to condition your water each time. you can also get liquid treatments that will reduce your nitrates very quickly but then you may have to rely on these chemicals to keep your water nitrates free, for some time. water changes are much better and your tank will soon sort itself out, with very little help. |
| 02-04-2006 13:29 by Lexter |
Tetra Easy Balance has helped get mine down from 80 to 30ppm, but it takes 4-6 weeks to kick in |
| 02-04-2006 14:14 by MC |
In circumstances or where your tap water has high nitrate levels, nitrazorb in your filters does the trick but is expensive. Alternatively, Tetra Nirate minus liquid or granular)does the trick and can be used at every water change (approx £5-£6 worth treats 1000 litres) |
| 02-04-2006 18:57 by anna |
hi tommy i had great success usin a product called green x. its a filter media that comes in a sausage shaped bag that treat 100L each for 3 months and it costs £4.99 for 3 x 100L bags!!! |
| 02-04-2006 20:23 by clownloachlady |
torquay has a high nitrate in the water. I used those nitrazorb bags like MC said, but yes they are expensive.
All i did in the end was leave my tank and it sorted itself out. But then again i dont use water testing kits. |
| 02-04-2006 20:40 by Lexter |
might get them nitrazorb myself one day, add to my debt, what the hell! |
| 03-04-2006 09:32 by clownloachlady |
Lex they will adapt to it, and i men those bags are around a tenner, so that your budget ***. |
| 03-04-2006 14:37 by Alan |
Are we talking marine if so describe your set up if we are talking freshies the above suggestions are sound.
I will say this though if you are keeping marines and you are not purifying the tap water that is your problem get yourself an RO unit and your problems will go away. |
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