rdnelson99
Aquarium Advice Addict
craig_will2513 said:right let me get this right once and for all while the system is cycling the amonia will rise level out then fall to 0 right.also the nitrite will rise then fall to 0 right. then the nitrate will settle (what level is acceptable) and the bacteria turns the amonia into nitrite then into nitrate. and the only way to get nitrate away is to do a pwc am i right
That is correct. PWC is the only way to reduce nitrate and it should be as close to 0 as possible but not above 20.