jibboo
Aquarium Advice Freak
I just lost my favorite fish (my gold nugget pleco), so I did a water test ... and apparently, the nitrates are too high in my tank (80 ppm).
Can someone please explain to me how my nitrates are getting so high with all these plants in my tank?
my nitrates have always hovered around 60 ppm and I could never figure that out. I very cautiously dose my tank with a little plant fertilizer. ie: these planttabs say 1 tablet per 5 gallons ... which would mean 11 tablets every 10 days according to their instructions, but I have never added more than 6 tablets at a time.
I have 130watts of light in 55 gallons, so my plants should be using up all the nitrates right? Am I missing something or doing something wrong?
any help or ideas would be much appreciated.
Can someone please explain to me how my nitrates are getting so high with all these plants in my tank?
my nitrates have always hovered around 60 ppm and I could never figure that out. I very cautiously dose my tank with a little plant fertilizer. ie: these planttabs say 1 tablet per 5 gallons ... which would mean 11 tablets every 10 days according to their instructions, but I have never added more than 6 tablets at a time.
I have 130watts of light in 55 gallons, so my plants should be using up all the nitrates right? Am I missing something or doing something wrong?
any help or ideas would be much appreciated.