nitraban

[eh1421]

has anybody ever seen or used this stuff i was in the lfs store and they were telling me that it will reduce nitrates
but i was unsure so i wanted you alls input on the stuff
heres a link to the product
http://www.tetra-fish.com/Catalog/product.aspx?id=74

thanks
mike

 

[rallysman]

IMO nothing on the market replaces a water change

 

[eh1421]

i agree rally i am not saying i am going to quit doing water changes all together
just looking for a little extra insurance that if i get lazy one weekend i will be ok
i thought it would be a cool product if it worked
mike

 

[MrRngr94]

I use it in my tank with my goldies. I never had a problem. I usually do about a 30% water change about every week or two and I vacuum about once a month, maybe less. I was my filters out about every 2 or 3 days though.

 

[guppy]

If you let the stuff, mainly a phosphate I think, remain in the tank it will eventually breakdown and release the nitrates it has bonded with.