black hills tj
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Hey Everyone,
This is the first complete water testing that I've done since the tank has been setup 2 years ago. Since then I have only periodically checked the PH.
PH:between 7.2-7.6
NITRATE:between 20-40
NITRITE:0
AMMONIA:0
So everything looks good except nitrates. I just recently added some live plants. I haven't PWC'd since Wednesday due to some melafix dosing for a tetra with tail rot. Will do a 50% PC this coming Wednesday. Althought Nitrates are pretty high, the fish seem fine.
What affects will high Nitrates have? What will reduce high Nitrates other than PWC's? Should I do a small(10%) PWC to try to reduce the Nitrates even though I've been dosing melafix for a case of tail rot?
This is the first complete water testing that I've done since the tank has been setup 2 years ago. Since then I have only periodically checked the PH.
PH:between 7.2-7.6
NITRATE:between 20-40
NITRITE:0
AMMONIA:0
So everything looks good except nitrates. I just recently added some live plants. I haven't PWC'd since Wednesday due to some melafix dosing for a tetra with tail rot. Will do a 50% PC this coming Wednesday. Althought Nitrates are pretty high, the fish seem fine.
What affects will high Nitrates have? What will reduce high Nitrates other than PWC's? Should I do a small(10%) PWC to try to reduce the Nitrates even though I've been dosing melafix for a case of tail rot?