Thinking about getting a RO system. Maybe like 2-3 months from now, dont know much about it(will look into it), but want something that can give me zero ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and ph ranging from 6.5-7.
Nitrate! HELP!
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R/O is kinda a pain, and you need to use a good water conditioner for it with alla the minerals and trace elements and shiz but wouldn't hurt, if your spending that kinda money then a anerobic bacteria based nitrate filter might be something to look into. Plants. Plants are your friend.
What did you do? Just upped the water changes? How were the fish reacting during the whole process?
Hey guys I just lost my 2.5" AT. He didn't seem to have any parasites but my nitrates were HIGH. Could this have been the cause?
Hey guys I just lost my 2.5" AT. He didn't seem to have any parasites but my nitrates were HIGH. Could this have been the cause? Also what did you do to lower your nitrates OP?
Im not trying to bust your balls but I think you need to start your own thread and not post a question in someone else thread. When I do that no one answers me.
I will answer this the best I can though. Your nitrite is reading high. along with the nitrates. The nitrite is the worse of the 2 and may have been an issue with one of your fish. I would rinse the tubes out and retest the nitrite sometimes I will get a false reading and I will retest the nitrite and its fine. The only acceptable level of nitrite is 0. Also I have noticed that the color matching on the cards in the test kit are faded and do not match the colors of the test tube as well as they should. I use the older test cards from when they were individual cards.
I will answer this the best I can though. Your nitrite is reading high. along with the nitrates. The nitrite is the worse of the 2 and may have been an issue with one of your fish. I would rinse the tubes out and retest the nitrite sometimes I will get a false reading and I will retest the nitrite and its fine. The only acceptable level of nitrite is 0. Also I have noticed that the color matching on the cards in the test kit are faded and do not match the colors of the test tube as well as they should. I use the older test cards from when they were individual cards.
I would guess that was a contributing factor, but it could have been something else that was just aggravated further by the nitrates. What exactly did he look like and were there any signs of disease?
