Nogauthi
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Hi I can get my nitrates level to go down
gummibear said:What have you done so far and what are your levels?
Cynic said:Is your tank over stocked? What is the tank size/stocking?
Cynic said:Is your tank over stocked? What is the tank size/stocking?
shellieca said:+1 & have you tested your tap water?
Nogauthi said:Yes and none in tap water
shellieca said:Since your tap has no nitrates I'd do a 50%+ water change, test the water an hour or so later & if still high another 50%+ water change. Multiple changes in the same day appear to be needed. How long does it take for the nitrates to get that high?
Wroberson said:I had the same problem. NO3 at 200+ppm. I took a slow route to get the NO3 down. Using filter media only got rid of a small part of the NO3. Weekly waster changes also only goes so far. It took another month of 35-40% water changes to get the ppm down from 100 to 10-20 ppm.
Test for Ammonia and get a PURA filter media to help remove it.
40% water changes 3 times for one week and then test water.
Theory says, biofilter can only use so much ammonia per day and the filter removes the rest. Removing excess will prevent build up of ammonia and reduce the source of nitrite. Biofilter can only process so much nitrite per day. Over time, the nitrite will decrease and less nitrate will be produced, lowering your NO3 level. You will then be able to notice a reduction. As long as there's excess ammonia in the tank, nitrites and nitrates will be at maximum. Remove the excess ammonia and the nitrite and nitrate will level out to match the daily ammonia production of the fish.
I recommend PURA Phosphate Pad. It also removes heavy metals and ammonia. I guarantee this pad works at removing ammonia and phosphate. I don't test for heavy metals and cant verify that.
vaquero said:I'd use some prime. What size filter system you using??
Wouldn't changing my water to often in a day affect my fish. It will affect my ph and what about the bacteria?