How high are your nitrates

[Danger_Chicken]

I was researching TSM's and found one site that lists this for Nitrates with TSN's:Nitrate level, below 200 PPM, try for under 100 PPM My Oscars would deteriate in NO3 that high it wouldn't be HITH but HOLE, just a hole in the water where the fish was. Here I am struggling to stay between10-20ppm and he's talking 100-200. Anyone else running high NO3 without problems? I know it's the least toxic but I thought is was bad in high concentrations.

By the way the website I found this on belongs to an MFK member. I don't know his name but I do know his 2,400 gal outdoor heated tank and the ture monsters in it. I have no reason to doubt his experince I've just never heard of nitrates that high. Time to be educated. Lets have those numbers

 

[islander671]

My drip keeps my tanks at about 10ppm

 

[cassharper]

my plants keep them at trace amounts. There is no reason nitrates should go above 20ppm, unless you are keeping anabantids or other fish that naturally come from levels higher, then a little higher is acceptable... in theory.

If it's anywhere close to that high you either need to adjust your cleaning schedule or stop jamming too many fish in your tank.

 

[bigspizz]

10 ppm in my ray tank...no fancy equipment, just lots of wc's and no over feeding.

 

[Danger_Chicken]

I'm between 10-15 right now and the water is getting ready to change in about 10 minutes.

What are anabantids?

 

[andyjs]

Mine are rarely over 20. I've always read to keep them under 40. Once you get to 100, you got problems

 

[andyjs]

What are anabantids?

Fish with labyrinth organs i.e. gouramis

 

[Pyramid_Party]

Last I checked mine were around 30. Plus I got some live plants too and they help. Im doing a water change either tomorrow or next day. I'll check again then.

 

[hybridtheoryd16]

My planted tank usually will not test for any. My others are around 10-20. I can not imagine 100-200. I had a back injury last summer and i did not do any maintenance to my tanks for 3 months and they got to around 60.

 

[Toby_H]

I try to keep mine at or below 20... I do not let them exceed 40...

I would consider extended periods of 40~100 to have potential long term effects...

I would consider levels over 100 to be risking immediate effects (such as hole in the head)...