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Hi Fishdaddy78, I've reached out to my water company and they slated home test kits and their inaccuracy. which is fair enough, they're not the greatest. They've said that the Water Quality Team will be in touch. So hopefully I'll get some more concrete answers on the quality of the tap water...

:thumb: Good suggestion. Thanks Caliban07

Thanks for these. Interesting to read that less than 50ppm is considered safe.

Yeah, i think im going to continue doing the lot, but not overdoing it.

Thanks Delapool! Hopefully the test is a bit off and ill get some clarity from the water suppliers.

Wow Mcfly, that looks great. I havent heard about Aquaponic filtration before. Ill have to explore. Its reassuring to hear that someone else has similar nitrate levels in their tap water... Ive contacted my Water Provider and sent them my findings and a request for a test, as i appriciate an...

Ok, so i tested my tap water and the API kit is showing nitrate levels that are as high (sometimes higher) than my tank!!! Tap: Ammonia 0.125ppm Nitrites: 0 ppm Nitrates: 60ppm I read somewhere to leave the tap water for 24hrs, so did that: Tap water (after being left for 24hrs) Ammonia...

Sorry Delapool, missed one of your questions... the substrate is gravel. Im trying my best to clean it as thoroughly as possible to remove the poo/ammonia, but at the same time be concious that im removing BB! Any tips?

Thanks both for your advice. Ill give the tap water a test again to see whether it picks up anything. @Aiken naively, i never thought of the led causing algae. Makes complete sense now, especially as the algae growth mimics position/shape if the light! Not sure if ILoveFish is a pets at home...

Thanks for your reply Aiken Drum. I checked a screenshot of the post i took and it looks like it was 54seaweed. No, I havent done an actual test. The API ph test is coming up around 7.6 and i believe the water is hard in our area. I believe i did a test with all the API chemicals and they...

Hello Everyone, This is my first post here, so i hope i'm posting this in the right place and sticking with the community guidelines and etiquette! :) 3 months ago I brought our first aquarium, a 40 ltr tropical tank for my daughters. We purchased this from a large supplier here in the UK...