borlaracing9
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hello guys, I have had my tank up now for about 2 months and i cannot get the nitrate below 20mg/L for the life of me. I have done 5 huge water changes (75% of the water). I added nitrate removing non toxic fish safe chemical (forget the name of it) and changed my filters on my canister and HOB. It than dawned on me to check my source water which was tap water. That tested right out to 20mg/L. I than tested a 4 stage hang on the sink model pur filters water and again 20mg/L came back. I am beginning to think i am gonna need to buy an RO/DI unit to filter my water, they are just so darn expensive for a water filter .
If anyone has any advice or knowledge of why my water is testing so high, it would be greatly appreciated as always. I was under the impression water from the water company shouldn't have more than 5 mg/L of nitrate.. but i may be wrong.
On a happier ending note heres a pic of my tank and its fish so far.
2 damsels
1 perecula clown
1 black perecula clown
All them are getting along quite well out of quarantine and are making quite a happy little fish family!
If anyone has any advice or knowledge of why my water is testing so high, it would be greatly appreciated as always. I was under the impression water from the water company shouldn't have more than 5 mg/L of nitrate.. but i may be wrong.
On a happier ending note heres a pic of my tank and its fish so far.
2 damsels
1 perecula clown
1 black perecula clown
All them are getting along quite well out of quarantine and are making quite a happy little fish family!