Too much Nitrate in water effect
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Get a test kite to be sure. Ammonia will burn your fish resulting in death. Not to sure what excessive Nitrates do. If you cant afford a test kit most LFS will test your water for free.
High nitrates can lead to premature death, hole-in-the-head disease, failure to thrive, stunting of fish.
Do a water Test Ammonia causes Gill Burn, and even Gill Curl, High Nitrites replace the O2 in the fish (I think) and I'm not sure what High Nitrates cause
Not good at all if you got high Ammonia and Nitrate. so do WC and add more ceremic rings in your filtration. 
ammonia and nitrite are fairly dangerous, to the point of being deadly . . . other than in a tank that is cycling, you would ideally keep ammonia and nitrite at 0ppm
nitrate is more arguable, some would say keep it below 40ppm, others 20ppm, etc., . . personally, I feel best when they are at 10ppm or less . . .
nitrate is signifiicantly less toxic to fish than ammonia/nitrite, but the common wisdom is that prolonged elevated levels can lead to fish discomfort, susceptibility to disease, and perhaps even death as an indirect result
note that some fish are more nitrate-sensitive than others, e.g., Discus and Rams are good examples . . .
nitrate is more arguable, some would say keep it below 40ppm, others 20ppm, etc., . . personally, I feel best when they are at 10ppm or less . . .
nitrate is signifiicantly less toxic to fish than ammonia/nitrite, but the common wisdom is that prolonged elevated levels can lead to fish discomfort, susceptibility to disease, and perhaps even death as an indirect result
note that some fish are more nitrate-sensitive than others, e.g., Discus and Rams are good examples . . .
This is what you want.
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754034&keepsr=0&clickid=prod_cs
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754034&keepsr=0&clickid=prod_cs
BHA;4143206; said:
The nitrate test is very technique sensitive. You have to follow the directions precisely....as in vigorously shaking the bottles and the tube for the full time as directed...not doing so will give you an inaccurate reading.