temperature and nitrates production

[Pharaoh]

OK. I see what you're saying now. I agree.

 

[SpeshulEd]

I challenge anyone to keep a tank full of large predators at 5ppm nitrates. I'm happy when I see my nitrates at 40ppm. I agree nitrates are bad, but I think the reasonable amount per tank is different depending on size and what fish you have.

 

[packer43064]

I challenge anyone to keep a tank full of large predators at 5ppm nitrates. I'm happy when I see my nitrates at 40ppm. I agree nitrates are bad, but I think the reasonable amount per tank is different depending on size and what fish you have.

Agreed.5ppm just isn't imaginable with 2 Oscars and a pleco and who knows what else. I shot for 40ppm or less

 

[knifegill]

I've got one adult Oscar, an L200 and three raphaels in my 125g. My nitrates are ten ppm at the end of a week. It's the lowest I've been able to keep it.

 

[DREAM-faw]

How do you decrease nirates then? I know... Im a total noob.

 

[polish]

Live Plants will remove some but the main way is water changes.