elliott_001
Aquarium Advice Freak
At the moment i am cycling my new tank, all is going well, except for the nitrates. When i first did some water tests, ammonia and nitrites were pretty much non existant, by nitrates were between 50 and 75ppm. I was advised to test my tap water, and found the nitrate level of the tap water is about 50ppm!! Which is causing a small problem in cycling because its more difficult for me to see a rise in nitrate - indicating the completion of the cycle. Also, nitrates this high is uncomfortable for most fish - i think!
Does anyone know any ways i can reduce this? Tomk2 advised to use some distilled water, but said i cant use too much as it lacks micro-nutrients.
Any other suggestions?
Does anyone know any ways i can reduce this? Tomk2 advised to use some distilled water, but said i cant use too much as it lacks micro-nutrients.
Any other suggestions?