rtk
October 27th 03, 12:47 PM
In my 55 gallon cichlid tank, I have a ugf with four powerheads plus 2
large biowheels, deep gravel and half full of tufa. The nitrates are
over 40. In the sal****er tank with none of the above, but maybe a
pound of live rock and a snail or crab equal to the number of gallons of
water and no other filtration, the nitrates are below 10. Sort of proves
you guys are right, based on this one anecdote. I'm trying to use up
the little dips before some chemical testers arrive (I have them for
everything except nitrate because I used it up), so I'm testing
anything. I'm going to put one in the turtle tank where I expect it
will probably light up like a Christmas tree. You can almost see the
nitrates dancing in there.
rtk
large biowheels, deep gravel and half full of tufa. The nitrates are
over 40. In the sal****er tank with none of the above, but maybe a
pound of live rock and a snail or crab equal to the number of gallons of
water and no other filtration, the nitrates are below 10. Sort of proves
you guys are right, based on this one anecdote. I'm trying to use up
the little dips before some chemical testers arrive (I have them for
everything except nitrate because I used it up), so I'm testing
anything. I'm going to put one in the turtle tank where I expect it
will probably light up like a Christmas tree. You can almost see the
nitrates dancing in there.
rtk