For my 300L/80g tank (sole occupant = 6.5 inch Kamfa) I use bottled water (delivered to my house in 20L bottles, that I then get to carry inside the house and up 2 flights of stairs to my office; good exercise lol). We have well-water (at a long-term rented small villa), but the nitrates coming out of the tap are too high, about 75 mg/l (we don't drink it, just for showering, washing dishes, filling the pool, watering lawn, etc.), which I should probably inform the owner about.
The bottled water I get delivered also comes from a ground well (and in same area as our place), but I reckon it's better treated, so the nitrates are closer to about 10 mg/l. I've confirmed they don't treat with chlorine or chloramines, just filter and treat with UV light.
My tank seems to be well cycled, with stable parameters of 0 ammonia, 0 Nitrites and approx. 20-25 mg/l nitrates (which I haven't yet been able to reduce with water reductions).
Would appreciate anyone's opinion: should I use Seachem Prime (or similar) during water changes or not necessary and better not to start messing with things adding bio-chemicals, esp. as I don't need a de-chlorinator?
The bottled water I get delivered also comes from a ground well (and in same area as our place), but I reckon it's better treated, so the nitrates are closer to about 10 mg/l. I've confirmed they don't treat with chlorine or chloramines, just filter and treat with UV light.
My tank seems to be well cycled, with stable parameters of 0 ammonia, 0 Nitrites and approx. 20-25 mg/l nitrates (which I haven't yet been able to reduce with water reductions).
Would appreciate anyone's opinion: should I use Seachem Prime (or similar) during water changes or not necessary and better not to start messing with things adding bio-chemicals, esp. as I don't need a de-chlorinator?
