NITRATES!!!

[Juxtaroberto]

I've read that, but I'm still not sold! I am doing the same thing in a planted tank and a goldfish tank (barebottom) so we'll see!

It seems like it should work... most terrestrial plants love nitrates.

 

[nes999]

what about those brita pitchers?? do they help with nitrates??? i would like to solve the nitrate problem before they enter the tank but if i can't i guess i will just have to keep treating the tanks

brita pitchers are good for like 5 gallons or 10gallons. it would be more economical another way wit replacement filters.

 

[smokeythebair]

so i guess the answer is plants?

 

[Juxtaroberto]

so i guess the answer is plants?

Well, that's the cheapest answer. They do sell nitrate filters, but they're pretty expensive.

I would go with plants and break up your water changes into multiple, smaller changes. So instead of doing something like 50%/week, and dumping all those nitrates in, you do 20% every three days or so, so that the plants remove the nitrates relatively quickly and you don't shock your fish (even though I doubt 50% 40ppm nitrates will shock them).

 

[nes999]

ozone would work.

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

Algae filter FTW!

 

[Juxtaroberto]

Algae filter FTW!

Are you talking about the one made with PVC and knitting mesh, or tank divider plastic?

The only reason I'd be wary about using one of those is because most aquatic plants prefer ammonia, not nitrate. You could starve your BB, and every time you cleaned it you'd have a tiny ammonia spike. At least Pothos prefers nitrate.

 

[Ryan red]

am aro and ray keeper, concern on nitrate as well, for my understanding for remove nitrate as follow method,

1) WC water change
2) active carbon (chemical treat) dont use on aro keep
3) dinitrator
4) plants

currently practise WC 20% to 40% weekly, and plan to keep plant in sump.

 

[rhodes_96]

There are a few ways to remove the nitrate before entering the tank which are fairly inexpensive but do work.

1. aquarium additives such as seachem prime or tetra easy balance.

2. Sugar in the form of glucose, sucrose, fructose (Not kidding). The sugar feeds aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. It's like chocolate for bb.


Each of these methods I would highly recommend you have lots of bio media, and the bio media have internal pore structures capable of housing denitrifying bacteria.

 

[Juxtaroberto]

There are a few ways to remove the nitrate before entering the tank which are fairly inexpensive but do work.

1. aquarium additives such as seachem prime or tetra easy balance.

2. Sugar in the form of glucose, sucrose, fructose (Not kidding). The sugar feeds aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. It's like chocolate for bb.


Each of these methods I would highly recommend you have lots of bio media, and the bio media have internal pore structures capable of housing denitrifying bacteria.

I've heard that the bacteria that consume sugar only produce nitrogen gas and CO2, instead of hydrogen sulfide, which is a million times better, but I just didn't know if you could dissolve sugar into your tank. What kind of effect does that have on the fish?