Need help in lowering nitrate and alkalinity levels.

[Annaid]

My tank is registering the nitrate and alkalinity level too high. At the
store, I did not see a product for lowering them. All other levels are
testing safe. I am using a water test strip for the water test.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks
D~

[Gail Futoran]

"Annaid" > wrote in message
...
> My tank is registering the nitrate and alkalinity level
too high. At the
> store, I did not see a product for lowering them. All
other levels are
> testing safe. I am using a water test strip for the water
test.
>
> Can anyone help me?
>
> Thanks
> D~

By alkalinity, do you mean pH, or KH? Or something else?
You can manage pH & hardness (KH and GH) but it can be
tricky. Better usually to stock fish that like your water
conditions.

Nitrates are best managed by
(1) less feeding AND
(2) regular partial water changes

If your replacement water (from the tap?) has high nitrates
(you can test for that), you might try adding some (not all)
reverse osmosis (RO) water or spring water.

Gail

[Annaid]

On the test strip I use, the ph shows a safe range or neutral (6.8-7.2), but
the alkalinity (KH) level shows it to be in the high range, above 180ppm.
Water hardness is showing "soft" 75ppm. Does this sound clearer? Do I need
to make changes to the tank's conditions?

Thanks for your help
D~

"Gail Futoran" > wrote in message
...
> "Annaid" > wrote in message
> ...
> > My tank is registering the nitrate and alkalinity level
> too high. At the
> > store, I did not see a product for lowering them. All
> other levels are
> > testing safe. I am using a water test strip for the water
> test.
> >
> > Can anyone help me?
> >
> > Thanks
> > D~
>
> By alkalinity, do you mean pH, or KH? Or something else?
> You can manage pH & hardness (KH and GH) but it can be
> tricky. Better usually to stock fish that like your water
> conditions.
>
> Nitrates are best managed by
> (1) less feeding AND
> (2) regular partial water changes
>
> If your replacement water (from the tap?) has high nitrates
> (you can test for that), you might try adding some (not all)
> reverse osmosis (RO) water or spring water.
>
> Gail
>
>

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your alkalinity is fine. leave it alone.

"Annaid" > wrote:

>On the test strip I use, the ph shows a safe range or neutral (6.8-7.2), but
>the alkalinity (KH) level shows it to be in the high range, above 180ppm.
>Water hardness is showing "soft" 75ppm. Does this sound clearer? Do I need
>to make changes to the tank's conditions?
>
>Thanks for your help
>D~
>
>"Gail Futoran" > wrote in message
...
>> "Annaid" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > My tank is registering the nitrate and alkalinity level
>> too high. At the
>> > store, I did not see a product for lowering them. All
>> other levels are
>> > testing safe. I am using a water test strip for the water
>> test.
>> >
>> > Can anyone help me?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > D~
>>
>> By alkalinity, do you mean pH, or KH? Or something else?
>> You can manage pH & hardness (KH and GH) but it can be
>> tricky. Better usually to stock fish that like your water
>> conditions.
>>
>> Nitrates are best managed by
>> (1) less feeding AND
>> (2) regular partial water changes
>>
>> If your replacement water (from the tap?) has high nitrates
>> (you can test for that), you might try adding some (not all)
>> reverse osmosis (RO) water or spring water.
>>
>> Gail
>>
>>
>



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[Annaid]

Thank you.

D~


> wrote in message
...
> your alkalinity is fine. leave it alone.
>
> "Annaid" > wrote:
>
> >On the test strip I use, the ph shows a safe range or neutral (6.8-7.2),
but
> >the alkalinity (KH) level shows it to be in the high range, above 180ppm.
> >Water hardness is showing "soft" 75ppm. Does this sound clearer? Do I
need
> >to make changes to the tank's conditions?
> >
> >Thanks for your help
> >D~
> >
> >"Gail Futoran" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> "Annaid" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > My tank is registering the nitrate and alkalinity level
> >> too high. At the
> >> > store, I did not see a product for lowering them. All
> >> other levels are
> >> > testing safe. I am using a water test strip for the water
> >> test.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone help me?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> > D~
> >>
> >> By alkalinity, do you mean pH, or KH? Or something else?
> >> You can manage pH & hardness (KH and GH) but it can be
> >> tricky. Better usually to stock fish that like your water
> >> conditions.
> >>
> >> Nitrates are best managed by
> >> (1) less feeding AND
> >> (2) regular partial water changes
> >>
> >> If your replacement water (from the tap?) has high nitrates
> >> (you can test for that), you might try adding some (not all)
> >> reverse osmosis (RO) water or spring water.
> >>
> >> Gail
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.