adadkins1
Aquarium Advice Addict
So, I just got a nitrate test kit today and tested my 10g's water. The results I got were extremely surprising.
The tank is stocked with 9 Glowlight Tetras, 1 Dwarf Flame Gourami, 1 Bristlenose Pleco, and about 8 Ghost Shrimp. Yes, I know it is "overstocked". The tank is planted with about 2 dozen Anacharis stems, 1 Amazon Sword, 2 Wisteria, 1 Banana plant, and 1 Marimo Ball.
I figured my nitrates would be somewhere around 20-40 ppm since I hadn't done a PWC (25%) in 8 days. When I finished letting it develop, I second guessed the results.
7 ppm of nitrate?!?
How is this possible? Since they are so low is there anything else that can go in the tank?
The tank is stocked with 9 Glowlight Tetras, 1 Dwarf Flame Gourami, 1 Bristlenose Pleco, and about 8 Ghost Shrimp. Yes, I know it is "overstocked". The tank is planted with about 2 dozen Anacharis stems, 1 Amazon Sword, 2 Wisteria, 1 Banana plant, and 1 Marimo Ball.
I figured my nitrates would be somewhere around 20-40 ppm since I hadn't done a PWC (25%) in 8 days. When I finished letting it develop, I second guessed the results.
7 ppm of nitrate?!?
How is this possible? Since they are so low is there anything else that can go in the tank?