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06-20-2008, 11:13 AM
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Nitrates 0-5???
After my PWC a little while ago I tested my parameters and they were:
pH 6.5 ammonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 0-5 (closer to 0) Is this good? I thought nitrates were supposed to be in the low range, above 0? Is it bad that mine are so low???? 
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06-20-2008, 11:20 AM
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Silly me....I know what I did wrong....I forgot to shake that second darned bottle for 30 seconds prior to adding the 10 drops to the tube.....I just redid the test and got a reading of 10! Whew!!!
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06-20-2008, 03:59 PM
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it's always in the details.
But, just for reference, unless you have a planted tank, low nitrates isn't a bad thing at all. The lower the better, but it's almost impossible to get to and stay at 0.
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