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tomsouthall   Enthusiast Posts: 286 Kudos: 470 Votes: 13 Registered: 18-Jan-2004   | My tank has always had reasonably high nitrate levels ( Gh, p.h, nitrates and ammonia all perfect) the nitrates come from my source water, so is very hard to remove, i was just wondering what the implications were of high nitrates? i read it can make the tank full of algae but mine is virtually empty of algae (possibly the BN). So what other concequences could occur and how could nitrates be removed from my water source before going into the tank? Thanks |
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Daniel Banned Posts: 600 Kudos: 524 Votes: 12 Registered: 25-Jul-2002  | Well, its good for plants. I'm not sure about how to go about getting it out, usually I just do a water change before it gets very high, so maybe u should just do more frequent water changes. It will keep it down to a reasonable level, I'm sure. |
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Babelfish          Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003    | I'd look into getting a few fast consuming plants. Hornwort for lowlight tanks, waterwisteria for higher lighted tanks. If you cannot have plants in that tank you could always set up a 10gallon plant only tank that you would run your tap water thru before a water change. I'd be worried about possible stunting if the nitrAtes were too high. ^_^ [hr width='40%'] I need to calculate,what creates my own madness... and I am waiting for disaster"  |
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| tomsouthall Enthusiast Posts: 286 Kudos: 470 Votes: 13 Registered: 18-Jan-2004 | thanks for all the input, does java fern absorb nitrates? |
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| fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004 | Yes, but not as fast as hornwort does. Hornwort sucks out the nitrates pretty quiickly if there is a significant bunch of them in there. |
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FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002  | Hi, Any of the floating plants become nutrient sponges soaking up the nutirents, including Nitrates, from the water. What plants you get should be determined by how much light (watts per gallon) you are providing. Frank  Last edited by FRANK at 20-Feb-2005 11:20 -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
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