Nitrate Problem

"Gill Passman" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Mar 2006 18:02:39 +0000 (UTC), "Rich"
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Anyone else have high nitrate tapwater? what do you suggest ?


While your tap water is no use collect rainwater.

Yes, but be careful depending on where you live for pollutants in the
water...I'm guessing you live in the UK...where I live is on the stacking
path for Heathrow, if they are not stacking they are making the final
approach...I wouldn't put rain water in my tank even as a last resort....

Gill

I've got more than one tank. My small tank consistently gives 10ppm
nitrates, with the same test kit. (One problem is I want to move some
swordtail fry to the large community tank but can't with nitrate so high)

The LFS have tested the local water with many different test kits, and found
readings upto 180ppm in the tapwater. The levels apparently vary daily. It's
rumoured that the problem is worse when it rains. (some of the water is
drawn from bore holes ?)

I live in a very flat agricultural region in East Anglia. This has been
taken up by other local residents :-

http://www.wisbech-standard.co.uk/se...ategory=search

Rich