Nitrates --Eliminating the Last 10ppm

[lanman]

i just wanna add that i use bioballs and never had any nitrate issue..the highest its reached was 5ppm and thats when i was feeding heavily...oh and no refugium..

 

Can I just kill you now??

 

(Says Mr. High Nitrates, despite all of the fancy stuff)

 

bob

[DDiver]

Can I just kill you now??

 

(Says Mr. High Nitrates, despite all of the fancy stuff)

 

bob

lol

Edited November 6, 2008 by DDiver

[sen5241b]

i just wanna add that i use bioballs and never had any nitrate issue..the highest its reached was 5ppm and thats when i was feeding heavily...oh and no refugium..

 

 

Ok Mr. Fancy Pants --WHAT'S YOUR SECRET???!

[DDiver]

Ok Mr. Fancy Pants --WHAT'S YOUR SECRET???!

I couldn't tell ya..I just lucked out I guess..I also used only a 3 stage RO unit whose membrane and filters were pretty old when I iniatially filled my tank...

[Smoothtriqueter]

This has been fun to read along with because I have been stuck at about 5ppm after getting them down from a nast 50ppm! I am just today completing my 3rd month and was wondering if 5ppm is still expected or if I can get it down to 0 with some work? I did just remove some sponge I had in a baffle because i thought that might help we will see, also a 20g water change.

[gsedlack]

Ok Mr. Fancy Pants --WHAT'S YOUR SECRET???!

 

Inaccurate test kit!

[DDiver]

Inaccurate test kit!

lol that's what I thought in the beginning but then I got it checked at the Lfs with lab grade test kits and it proved correct..