Luananeko
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Use whatever water you can get with the lowest nitrates to start. If that's the main tap, use that. You might have to buy water or get an RO unit like some folks in AZ and southern cali often have to do.
Use whatever water you can get with the lowest nitrates to start. If that's the main tap, use that. You might have to buy water or get an RO unit like some folks in AZ and southern cali often have to do.
what an ro unit? if i have to do all this i may give up. i cant afford to keep buying water for the tank.
if i use water from the main tap do i add a little bit of hot water to it ? otherwise it may be too cold because my water temperature is always between 24c and 27c
lava rock? what do i need to keep one of these? do i need to add stuff to water or just put it in and thats it? and it breaks nitrate levels down?
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am i fighting a losing battle? the water out of my tap read about 30ppm for nitrates.
i donot no what to do now. ive had stress with cycling and now this
these are the substances im using.
just done a test
ammonia: 0.25ppm
nitrite: 0ppm
nitrate: 20ppm
i still need to get a ph test kit. but every time ive had it tested in a shop its been between 7 and 8
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Are you using test strips or a liquid test? The strips are notorious for being inaccurate. If your tap reads 30ppm, you could not have less than 30ppm in the tank.
The nitrate reactors require low oxygen (slow water flow) as far as I understand.
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Plus 1 - the readings seem a little odd. Is the test kit new?
Even still - my tank is normally about 40ppm nitrate. Sure I'd like it lower but I'm not overly limited in fish types I keep.
im using api liquid tests.
to be honest i did think it was odd. i brought the api nitrate on ebay. it is still in date.
to be honest the nitrate looks different under different lighting. maybe im wrong in my results.
i only get to do the test when i get home from work. its dark then.
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Perhaps a lfs will do it for free to check? I can't tell the colours at all really. I only know it goes down when it really changes colour.
Id say get 2 Moss Balls. Around $5 each, no planting, no ferts or root tabs, no special lights, drop it in the tank and your done.
opps. ignore this post