Simple- State the tank size in gallons, Say how many rays you have in the tank and How many fish you have in the tank. Then what your normal nitrate readings are?
And if you want to add any thoughts and ideas on nitrate levels for stingrays please do.
My personal tank is 600 gallons, 8 stingrays and 22 fish, Normal is about 40-70 ppm depending on feeding and when I test.
I admit i am feeding a good amount at the moment trying to help the 2 smallest rays I have get food so I am sure that brings up my levels a bit. Darn Leos are pigs.
Just a little information from a book on rays take it as you wish.
Reading in one book I own about freshwater rays (Author Richard Ross) said that all rays that they have kept are all fine with a Nitrate reading of 100-200 mg/L (below 200 is safe, best is below 150) mg/l is the same as PPM, They did find some species would not eat well at 300 mg/l and that above that 350-400 the rays would stop eating almost all together, but if exposed to such conditions for a week then water levels were back at the normal 100-200 mg/l seemed to have no effect on the rays and didn't show any permanent damage as they returned to normal behavior.
And if you want to add any thoughts and ideas on nitrate levels for stingrays please do.
My personal tank is 600 gallons, 8 stingrays and 22 fish, Normal is about 40-70 ppm depending on feeding and when I test.
I admit i am feeding a good amount at the moment trying to help the 2 smallest rays I have get food so I am sure that brings up my levels a bit. Darn Leos are pigs.
Just a little information from a book on rays take it as you wish.
Reading in one book I own about freshwater rays (Author Richard Ross) said that all rays that they have kept are all fine with a Nitrate reading of 100-200 mg/L (below 200 is safe, best is below 150) mg/l is the same as PPM, They did find some species would not eat well at 300 mg/l and that above that 350-400 the rays would stop eating almost all together, but if exposed to such conditions for a week then water levels were back at the normal 100-200 mg/l seemed to have no effect on the rays and didn't show any permanent damage as they returned to normal behavior.
