Do Plants Remove Nitrates

[Lund]

I have high nitrates and I heard that plants can help to lower nitrates. Is This True? Or was I miss-informed.

 

[fishnutham]

true:: nitrates are a food source for plants but to make a big dent in the nitrates you need at least a plant per gallon though their is some plants which soak up large amounts of nitrates they also remove ammonia and nitrites cant go wrong with plants imo..

 

[gman]

Plants are good but if your nitrates are high you should probably be doing more frequent water changes.

 

[Cnidaria]

Plants will not function in very high nitrates. Very high nitrates will cause plants to die, which will make the problem worse. Plants are mostly for show, and will only make a small dent in the nitrates.

 

[Hakon]

Plants need some nitrate, but not too much. But mangroves can be used as a nitrate filter, they do remove nitrate.

 

[ja__]

pplants do remove nitrats effectively but they do not remove ammonia and nitrites thats what the filters are there for. If you want some efficient plants try fast growers..

 

[DeLgAdO]

pplants do remove nitrats effectively but they do not remove ammonia and nitrites thats what the filters are there for. If you want some efficient plants try fast growers..

actually plants prefer the ammonia over the nitrate

 

[ja__]

actually plants prefer the ammonia over the nitrate

huh were did you get thet from? then tell me why all of us plant fenatiks dose nitrate in are pmdd instead of ammonia?

 

[stotty]

huh were did you get thet from? then tell me why all of us plant fenatiks dose nitrate in are pmdd instead of ammonia?

http://www.aquabotanic.com/plants_and_biological_filtration.htm

 

[ja__]

http://www.aquabotanic.com/plants_and_biological_filtration.htm

okay
thanks

but that still didnt answer: then tell me why all of us plant fenatiks dose nitrate in are pmdd instead of ammonia?