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dehumidifiers and air conditioning unit are famouse for major bacteria build up. modern air conditioning units are specifically treated when they are serviced to stop the bacteria buildup. And looking in the drip trays of out air conditoner units at work is not nice, They are full of algae and...

the water pulled out the air itself is fine, its when it sits as a volume of stagnent water. Any body of water will start to grow bacteria etc in it. This is wot the problem would be. We have special chemicals added to any large body of water at work to stop this.

my fish i have are happy, but any i've added recently haven't lasted all that long. Below is the link to PFK for the water results in my area. Practical Fishkeeping magazine | the UK's best selling aquatic magazine

well i have ordered a new test kit which should hoopefully arive tomorrow, as my test kit was old. although the itrates one is a serperate kit i have, I will re0-test my water when i get the test kit. Although according to PFK my water is about 45ppm NitrAtes.

may i ask how long you have ur lights on for aswell. As to help reduce the algae buildup put and ours off time in the middle. sure someone will claryfy on this because algae needs a set length of time of light to produe, but i can't myself remember how long it is.

Hey all. Obviously new here. LOL. Been keeping tropicals for about 6 years of more now. James

my tank is very well planted. but this still doesn't reduce the amount already in my tap water before i add it.

hmmm, will have to look into that i think.

Hi Guys and Gals. New to the site. Been into fishkeeping for a long time, Had my current setup running for a good 6 years. Well recently i noticed my nitrAtes are extreamly high, to the extent that they are off my test kits chart. Amonia and NitrItes are zero. So i though the usual...