My tap water has around 20ppm so when I do a water change Im putting nitrate right back in. I bought some drift wood to help and seachem prime. Any other advice?
Thanks!
Thanks for the replies. I saw a post where someone did a 10% water change on a 55 gallon tank so approx. 5 gallons. They mixed 2.5 gallons of tap with 2.5 gallons of spring water. Wonder if that works to reduce nitrates.
Using RO or distilled water would eliminate the nitrates..You just need to remineralize ..
The wood with only effect the hardness and parameter related like Ph Gh ...
There are ways used in marine aquariums to reduce eliminate water changes needed due to nitrates..
Bio plastics
Carbon dosing
Neither expensive long term or that difficult.
Just need a test kit and time...
That being said 20 is not all that bad
Possibly try doing 75% removal 50% fill and another removal to 25% left or less then refill with 20 ppm..Should not be much over..
Plants will help possibly if your fish allow them...
You're attempting to change the water chemistry and that's risky for the fish because you can't maintain the change long term.
I personally use trash cans in my basement for storing water.