Help super high nitrAte ?!

[dangerhack]

As some of u may know I've had problems with my bass eating just tested water an ammonia an nitrites are 0. But nitrates ate through the roof at like 40 ppm. What do I do an what happened is this why the a couple arnt eating ??


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[Owain4]

Nitrates at 40ppm isnt even that bad its only a tiny bit higher then normal.. Im not even sure if that will be a problem to them, all i would do is just change the water more.

 

[anarekist]

more water change, make sure the water you are adding isnt high in nitrates already.

 

[duanes]

The high nitrates are why you have cyanobacteria in the substrate, although some may think this not dangerous, it is abnormal for a riverine fish to live in such conditions. Rivers have constant movement (water change every second) . You should be doing water changes 2-3 times per week. I try to maintain nitrates between 2 and 5 ppm in my tanks (to some excessive I suppose), with that water change regime floating plants, and planted sumps .