How to REMOVE NITRATES from your Aquarium. 3 steps to Balance Nitrate levels in your Aquarium
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if you were "baked" or not, I still say you hit it home on this one..thank you for helping me relax and not panic
Glad I can chill you out dude.
your videos have seriously helped me so much in my freshwater tank adventure, and made my entire experience so much more enjoyable, and so much less frustrating. thank you so much!!!
You’re welcome. I appreciate the support 🐟👊🏼
Great video! Love the range of information and how "real" you are. Keep it up, enjoy watching your videos
Thank you
I have to agree on this video Mike. Maintenance is key.
Yep. Sure is
Just mentioning water changes in a video probably made many people think about doing one! I am happy the direction you are taking your hobby! Tank On!
Tank on Ricky
Second video of yours that has literally answered my question and lessend my worries. Definitely earned a sub!
Thank you. Appreciate that sub
Thank you for advice!! Few days ago I changed water weekly 1/3 and yesterday I checked my filter it was already dirty although I washed it (in aquarium water) and today I checked parametres I have little bit no2 and no3 in my tank and I noticed small group of ballon on surface around cables or filter but now I dont see them I added bacterial started and tomorrow will change water about 1/4
like the advice , had nitrate problems in my tank recently , still ongoing .
good advice thank you .
keep up the good work
Thank you. Appreciate it
Thx for your advice. My nitrates has been going up. I will follow your advice.
+Yolanda Herbert 🐟👊🏼
Hello Mass Aquarium, Love the channel. Keep up the good work!
+John Hook thanks for tuning in
Thank you! I was doing my water changes, fully planted my tank, and still had problems. The filter was my missing link! Never thought much about it, cleaned the sponge and replaced carbon every other to third water change. I now see that it needs more maintenance than I was devoting to it.
Good job. Now you know. 🐟👍🏻
I’m new to aquariums and have started a 5 gallon planted tank with 10 male endler livebearer and tiny shrimp-I purchased 30 but only see 4-8 .. my question what else is there to do with the filters? I just watched a video that said to add a used unwashed filter and the beneficial bacteria will eliminate nitrates and nitrites this video says to ass new filters. Another said never change filters on water change days. I’m confused !
Thanks. Good simple advice. Perfect
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I always have a hard time finding good info for what levels my nitrates should be at. Just recently I had a spike (I added lots of plants) and the reassurance that my water changes will help/fix them was super helpful!
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Test the water out of the tap. A whole lot of times if you have high nitrates and seems like you can't do anything about it, its coming from the water supply and not your tank. If its the water supply then doesn't matter what you are doing to knock it down,, you are going to have high nitrates with every water change.
Mike.....I’ve been lurking all over RUclips fish, planted aquarium and product review vids for about a year now. I rarely post anywhere. Gotta say....I like your vids most. Great stuff and love your casualness. Keep it up.
Thank you. I appreciate it
Thank you for this helpful video I've recently taken over my dads 52.8 gallon fish tank as he passed away suddenly so I'm a complete newbie, I started by giving the gravel a proper clean and scraping the algae off the glass I then changed filters and did a large water change (his tank was almost green before I started) you can now enjoy a lovely clear watered fish tank and have purchased few shrimp and pleccies to help maintain the algae so far I've managed to get all the water levels perfect except no3 which is off the charts, my guppies and mollies are still breeding and the other fish seem to be happy but just can't get n°3 to be an acceptable level so this is really helpful thank you
Sorry for your loss. That must be very tough. Happy to hear your fish tank is doing better
I like what you have to say about a lot of aquarium tips. Thanks for taking the time to educate us.
Thanks for watching, much appreciated
Great advice. I found my fish and plants do better when I do less. Thanks
Thank you. 👍
So helpful! I've owned tanks for years and worked from a 10 gallon to a 55 gallon, recently nitrates have been harder to manage and i wasn't sure what i was doing was correct. Thankfully after watching this I feel much more confident with managing my nitrates.
Awesome. Glad the video helped you out
Hey Mike,
Love you're videos! About year now I started a tank (55 gallon fresh water) my question is I do about a water change about every week if not definitely week and half at most I personally don't let it go past that, I clean my sponges rinse the media every 2 months and what needs to be replaced I do. I look from a side view of the tank and it always looks semi cloudy, should I change what i'm using in the canister?
Canister is a Fluval 406
Water polishing pads Fluval
Fluval Bio-Foam Inserts
One of the baskets have half of Bio Max and the half has Pre-Filter both from Fluval
And I also have in their is Fluval Zeo Carb
Is there anything I should change? I hear that Chemi Pure Blue is the stuff to buy, but if i was do it I put one pack in the media two in one of the media baskets and remove the zeo carb...
Fishes I have rummyred nose and galaxy rasboras
Thanks,
Ariel
Thanks Ariel. Beautiful name. I use Chemi pure in all my tanks. Elite in FW tanks and Blue in my SW tanks. You could throw some in there. Filter floss will also polish the water.
Good info brother! thanks! I can't wait to get my aquarium box!
Thanks. We can't wait to mail them out next week
MASS Aquariums sweet!
Hi! Great video-thanks! I have a 30 gallon, brackish (1.012) aquarium with Mollies. I have a bubble wand filter at the back of the tank (which my Mollies absolutely love) and a Fluval U3 filter system. I have been doing the water changes like you suggested, but I still can't seem to keep my nitrates/nitrites low. Plus, I only have 2 adult mollies & 8 fry in the tank. I would really like to add some plants to help with the nitrates but can't seem to find any for a marine salt environment. Any suggestions?
Algae reactor/scrubber. It will collect and build algae inside of it which will consume the nitrates but not in the tank itself the water just flows through it and the nitrates feed the algae then you just have to clean it out from time to time when there's too much algae and restart it.
Great video, I have a high 40-60ppm nitrate constantly since i finished my cycle last month. I read on some forum not to clean the sump. is it about time to clean my mechanical media such as foams and polyester ? its been a month since is i finished my cycle on my 140 gallon tank. any suggestions?
+Chris Ongoing you can go 2-3 months.
Excellent information for the new fish keeper and the veteran alike
Thank you
I started taking your advice in doing a 20% water change every week and my tank seems to be okay with the balance. My tank looks nice, clear and beautiful. Although right now going through an ick issue, had to take out my carbon filters, which makes the water not so great. However, I'm learning a lot about my canister filter. Sometimes a mistake can become a great learning experience. I heard youtubers say don't touch your canister until you see your tank look unhealthy. Well reading the info on my canister, that is a bad idea. Canister filters need maintenance too. Not as crazy as water change part, but they need to be clean as the manual instructs.
Very true. I've learned a lot from my screw ups
Useful video for me as a beginner. Thank you
You’re welcome
Great video!! What if I want to add plants in my tank, but I have basic colored substrate? Do I need special substrate?
It helps but you can add root tabs
Thank you so much! Three simple things to keep my fish healthy and happy, and give me peace of mind!
Awesome. Enjoy your summer
mass just 1 week away from getting a 350 liyer tank thanks for all the advise you have given me for starting a big tank
No problem. Have fun. You'll love it
+MASS Aquariums i am sure i will have fun
Thank you! So much!! Good info.
You’re welcome
I do 10% water change every week works great so I agree with you man when I do big ones my parameters go out
Yep
Lol baked. Listen to ya while cleaning my canister filters and water changes. Fired Up!!! Video
Nice SON. FIRED UP CLEANING
Great information. I have a hang-on filter. When replacing the filter sponge and carbon and amonia should it be done at the same time or replace individually to not mess up the cycle?
You can do it all at once
Great video. Thank you.
You’re welcome
nice good point about as many fish as you want in a tank as long as you maintain it and have the beneficial bacteria to handle it.
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Thanks for the info!! Not boring at all. 🐠
Thanks
Great tips man!
Thank you
Very helpful nitrate video, thanks 👍subscribed today.
Awesome. Thank you
The way you discribed is very good, I was also confused with water changes......Now shorted. thanks for the details. I have 80-G aquarium & malavi\african cichlids if you want to share something about this please share......I am also very confused for them to get some caves According to them😯
That's what I have I took out carbon and put in xtra sponge even and one on Intake
+Julie Purcell 👍🏻
thanks, great video.
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Thank you for your video...I"m still a newbie and I have learned so much by watching the many videos out there and I thank all of you. I have a 20 gal. long with a single fin goldfish about 5 in., a pleco about 4 in and a betta fish. One anubias plant that is suddenly growing rapidly, gravel substrate, air stone and whisper 2-10 gal. filter. This is an established tank, water is crystal clear, but just started water testing with api fw master test kit. Ph 7.4, ammonia 0, nitrite 0 and nitrate....off the charts...blood red. So I've increased water changes/gravel vac, added purigen, got rid of carbon, reduced daily feeding quantity by 50% and nitrates are better but still red. Could it be that my filter is just too small? I've ordered an aquaclear 30, polyfiber cut to size and the aquaclear comes with ceramic rings. I am praying the updated filtration system will lower nitrated levels. I'm also getting a filter sponge for my intake tube. Do you think the updates will help with the nitrate levels? My goal is to get out of the red zone so I can add a few more fish. Please respond...I need advise...the local pet stores know even less than I do...Thank You...Cs
+Carol S. I think the additions will help but your best bet is to get a bigger tank. 20 gallons is not that big
+MASS Aquariums ok...thank you.
thank you for the info i use a sponge filter ive just done a 50% water change my level are a little high
You’re welcome
After 5 years he still answers his comments what a legend
25% every other week thats what i used to do and plan to do on my new tank. I will keep an eye on it to see if i need to do it more often but i agree with you, if u do huge water changes it can throw it out of wack. Plus i got a planted tank so that helps alot.
True true. Keep at it
A pH shift from too much of a water change is far worse for the fish than a rise in nitrates that happened over time.
Great vid. Spot on philosophy. Big water changes (the 75%-90% type) can cause havoc with bacteria on the glass. Since it typically grows from the substrate up. No tank has 0 ppm nitrate, 0ppm ammonia or 0 ppm nitrite. That's what these beneficial bacteria consume. It's about the balance my brethren.
Roger that brosephina
Love your way of interacting
Thank you. Appreciate that
Great vid as alway. Im new to the hobby so i use to be ocd with parameters an house keeping, till you put me at ease. 1 question i have: I have a planted tank- i use ada power sand( porous volcanic stone for bacteria to live) under my amazonia 2 aqua soil. What's the best way to clean the subtra with out exposing the power sand or sucking up soil?
Hover over the top of it best you can do
Hi. I don't want to pester you with questions so i have 1 serious question to ask you. As you know im new to the hobby, so i don t know how to diagnose illness yet,. 1 of my harlequin rasbora has been acting strange. I dont know if it' a bladder problem or illlnes. I have 5 harlequins, 2 ott cats an 1 siamese algea eater. They all eat an look healthy. Well ive had my harlequin rasbora for a week. Mid week i noticed 1 of them mid way up the aquarium flip over on its side then i saw a flash of silver then it swam like normal. These fish like to play tag an turn sharply on a dime. So i thought i must be seeing things. Saturday came and i noticed 1 of my rasbora had white on1 of its pectoral fins
instead of being clear. Im not sure if it was same fish, but i saw it flip on its side then back up again and acted normal. Then later on i saw a rasbora tumble tail first an as it fell it was twirling. I watch it for awhile and it behaved normal again. I hope i can fix the problem as quick as possible cause i dont want anthing to die under my care. I know 100% the store quarantines all their stock. Any help would be appreciated soz for long text thanks in advance.
Great job as usual Mass really enjoy your stuff. You, DIY King and Dustin the best out there.
Thanks Paul. Appreciate that. Thanks for the support
Great idea to check your water as it comes from the tap, my NO3 from the city of Cleveland is 10, in my Cichlid tank it was over 200, so I just did a 30% and its now around 200 how often can I change the water? My pH from the city is 7.0 and so is my tank. My local "real" fish store said he just uses the city and never add pH+. Your opinion?
You can do a water change everyday if you want. If the fish are healthy don’t stress about it
nice video, if I make w/c every 2 weeks my nitrate jump to a very high level, I have a 125 tank with 3 canister filters 525 gph each with 23 cichlids 4 to 5 inches, I clean my filters once a month and need to do 50 % w/c twice a week because nitrate problem, I only feed my fish once a day only all that they can eat in 30 seconds and still nitrate problem, some advice?
+Marilyn Viera PolyFilter pads and more media in your filters to hold more BB
thank you for this video. For the longest time I suspected that my hunch that moderate water changes, and clean filters is the way to go.
Awesome
Thank you straight to the point got it. I’m on the job👒
Word up
@@MASSAquariums I Have justo done water testing positive results 🐠
thank you for the information 👒
Big MIKE! Question... I'm having an issue with some brown algae. I've always been under the impression it's new tank syndrome. Obviously not. My 55 g philly blu tank has been running over a year. You have any vids on that topic?
Diatoms can pop up with poor flow areas or dead spots. Brush it off and increase the flow. If it comes back dance on it. Lmao. Haha
+MASS Aquariums lol. Ok thanks man. I thought dancing just made it rain. I'll have to try that. 😂
Thank you, very interesting. I fully agree with the statement about the uselessness of replacing water in the aquarium often and in many ways. I watched your video through automatic Russian subtitles. Maybe I didn't get it right. But the main idea is clear - you need to take into account the population of the aquarium, the number of fish and the filtration system.
Yes exactly correct
@@MASSAquariums I translated your story about nitrates through RUclips, and I respected you even more. I personally hold the same view on the substitution of water and the presence of animals and plants in the aquarium. What I tell my subscribers about. Good explanations. I wish you good luck and further development of the channel.
I had a 5 gallon tank and the water was great but I went to a 10 gallon and the nitrates and nitrites went up so do I put a moss ball in
+Brenden 346 that would help
Good morning, I've been watching your videos. I've had my tank for a few years. Never had a problem till now. I have a planted 55 gallon with 2 hanging filters on the back. But I have 3 newish Discus and I dont want to lose them. But my readings PH is between 6.5 to 7.0 no Ammonia nitrite 0, but the nitrates keeps creeping up. I'm preparing my water to do a 20 to 25 percent water change but I'm not sure what I'm doin wrong. I never had this problem till now. Any tips if you could help me with would be greatly appreciated! And of course have a Merry Christmas!
Discus need frequent water changes of 50% or more
Thank u super helpful.
Thanks
Thanks. Great video. Go Pats!
GO PATS!
Excellent info
Thank you. I appreciate that
hi.. have you seen the eco aquarium..supposedly no filter or ferts etc., What do you think?
Is awesome
Thanks a lot for the advises you usually tell it to me
I think you are the best person to ask always your advise is to the point and I trust whatever you say.😀😀
For the last month I have had some problem with my discus fish fin rot, swim bladder infection and now they are very much better. My question please is how to sterilize the bio media since I am afraid to use it because I assume it holds bacteria, since I am going to use the filter soon for a second aquarium which has health fish . Also i have a huge amount of good quality gravel and i want to sterilize it as well.
Shop keepers advise to replace the media which is very high coast and my bio media is new only 2 months old !!!
Also I want the best way to sterilize the aquarium itself since I am having new fish coming soon ( I am not very fan to use bleach for sterilization) do you have other way??
I thank you very much for your usual help and support
Kind regards
You can use hydrogen peroxide or white vinegar. Both those will do the trick.
@@MASSAquariums great vinegar is ready at home , I will do it with out hesitant.
Kind regards
Also, for any newbies listening, make sure that if you clean your floss/sponge media from your canister filters, always rinse them in the dirty tank water that you removed, and not in water from the tap/sink.
Yes exactly
Great points including water changes, plants, and filter maintenance....but I think you omitted gravel vacuuming in the fish only tank or tank with few rooted plants as the gravel can become a 'nitrate factory'. (Actually, fine gravel or sand is a much better substrate so 'gunk' doesn't get down under. I prefer silica [pool filter] sand.). Also, although not as popular these days, undergravel filters can be very bad.
Also, you might encourage viewers to test their source water for nitrates. It is not uncommon in agricultural areas to have high nitrates in source (especially well) water. (I have to filter my water through denitrate resin before using for water changes!)
A final tip: Feed high quality fish food as it will result in less fish waste (and less fish waste can result in lower nitrates). Many fish foods use fishmeal and copious amounts of grain starch as filler/binder. Fish can't process grains and it just passes through as excess waste.
+Mike Vormwald 👍🏻🐟👊🏼
Hey, Im new to fishkeeping, which foods are high quality? I have frozen foods, and am going to breed brine shrimp. But at the moment im feeding them tetramin flakes and tetramin baby. But i put the food in a cup of water for 10-20 min first before i feed it to my fish, cause i read that it's best to do so.
Can moss balls take nitrates out as well?
+Blue-4_ yes they work great for nitrate adsorption
Thank you so much
You’re welcome
My well has hard water and crazy high nitrates right out of the tap. Other than getting an RO unit, any ideas? Right now I m using 50% tap and 50% distilled water and Prime. Oh and this is a heavily planted tank.
+MrFishzilla you could get one of those Pur Water filters to attach to your sink faucet
LOL, when he said piss.(and had a straight face)
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"faeces and piss" xD avoids saying shit then says piss, made me laugh aswell
I ve been boiling some teek wood for hours, but still tints come out...is it OK to varnish the wood for aquarium.
I would not do that
How much water do you change of about 10-15% evaporates between biweekly water changes? Most of the time I keep the water level to the top and biweekly remove enough watch to equal 20% total that includes what evaporates. Is that a good idea?
Sounds perfect
nice informative video. do you sell plants by chance?
+myoneandonly_Johnny(Gabbi) Check out Dubtin's Fish Tanks. I believe he sells plants, but I'm not sure if Mr Mass Aquariums does or not.
Thank you. I do not sell plants. Dustin does
I have a beautiful planted 5 gal. Fluval nano.
4 small goldfish, 2 Cory cats, and 5 ghost shrimp
I clean the filter once per month.
I never vacuum the gravel.
I do 20% water changes twice per week and I have had absolutely no problems with it.
+Hornet Oliver good job. That's a lot of fish for a 5 gallon
The "goldfish" were actually small feeder fish that I introduced to my tank during the initial cycling process. They are now approximately 1 inch long. I will probably be removing them soon, but they appear to be happy.
Thank you!
You’re welcome
I have a 5 gallon with 7 baby ramshorn snails and two harliquin rasboras (yes i know it is over crowded, i had three fish die in the span of 3 days beacuse of it.) My tank is to small to add a live plant, pluss i dont have a light. Should i just try feeding less and rinsing the filter along with more cleaning? Please help.
Yep always feed minimal and do WC’s often
How long did it take for the rainbow fish to get to that size?
+Josh Romaine 2 years
Great video 👍
Thank you
Thanks
I have a koi fish aquarium if I do plants the koi will remove them. What are the best plants for nitrate removal.
You could do water lettuce
Thank you
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Just out of curiosity how often to you test your water and what tests do you run? I have the big API kit but I am a noob and still trying to figure out how often. I do 2 per week. 1 for pre water change and 1 after water change so I know what fluctuated. I just had to cycle a 10 gallon and I checked once everyday before doing 30%ish water changes. Anyway I really enjoy your videos and learning a lot.
Thanks for watching. I actually never test my water.
+MASS Aquariums same as myself you get to know your tank and what works for you!
over stock=over-bioload+ happy fish
The only thing that is high in my tank is the NO3 the rest of test strip is good what do I do should I try a different kit
Do a water change
Is there a certain level or guideline number to go by for nitrates based on the volume of water? For example, a 180 gallon aquarium should never have higher than 60 ppm nitrates? Would like to get your thoughts.
I like to keep them below 40 but I never test my water so.....
I have a nitrite spike cant find much information on how to lower it any suggestions ?
Water changes or your cycle is completing
What kinds of plants? I only have plastic ones now, what is a good starter?
Anubias, Bacopa, crypts, Amazon swords, Java fern, jungle Val
Thank you.
No problem
Beautiful setup in the back
Thank you
Thank you for the information. But I do have a question. You do say that Filter need to be clean in order to reduce the Nitrate and that's included the sponge and the others. My question is, what about the UGF = Under Gravel Filter? As we know, filter usually use sponge, bioball, carbon, and anything else you want to put on the filter so cleaning it is a must, but UGF only use the gravel sands to do the works. So, how we, the one who use UGF, tried to clean it as it got gravel on it and to pull it out is the same as destroying the decorations itself? It would be helpful if you can help cause I got 2 Aquariums using this and I kinda afraid if the Nitrate become more growing cause of it. My Aquariums that using the UGF are
1) Many plants on it.
2) No plants at all.
And again, very good video and thank you if you can answering to this question.
Thanks I appreciate it. I would clean half the tank one month and the other half another month so you don't kill all your BB at one time. Just try and rinse the gravel in tank water or leave everything and do a deep gravel vac on one side one month and the other side the next month. I hope this helps.
This indeed help. Thank you very much for sharing the info.
This video on nitrates helped me a lot.
Awesome
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I be worried to do a 90 percent water change I do about 50 -70 per week is that good enough for my discus tank
Yes. Definitely
hi what number should your nitrate be at mine has jumped up to 40ppm and all my fish are on the bottom of the substrate it has plenty of live plants its a 60LT tank i had 5 black mollys i lost two 5 platys only seen two i lost my gold sucking loach and 3 oto cats i feed once aday i clean my filter once amonth or i leave and do it the next month but i always check before to see if it needs cleaning so the fish i have left are still alive just about but not eating would you do a water change every day or every two days cheers from the unitedkingdom
40 ppm isn’t that bad. I would water change every 2 weeks. You can do every week if you really want to
Will the filter actually clean it up cuz I change my filter every week man I like my water clean but everything natural
All good
I do a water change once a week usually 40% on my 55 gallon heavily planted tank for a year now and it balances my nitrates,nitrites,ammonia all at 0. I use the API test kit weekly. Have not losted a fish and I clean out my canister once a month, my HOB every two weeks. I got a routine and i stick to it. Great video, keep it up bro! your teaching so many of us the proper way to care for fish in this passion of ours.
Thanks, I appreciate it. That's a great regime you have. Stick to it.
What kind of camera are you using? It warps things as other things move over or through them.
Was an iPhone 5
when I use fertilizer my nitrates skyrocket. I then do water change. it's like running air conditioning with window open. does fertilizer stay in tank still, or am I throwing money out the window??
Depends on plant load. Try root tabs
i do 70 to 80% water changes weekly got a 75 African cichlid Aquarium got about 30 currently going to max out at about 40 with that being said I make sure all my filters are unplugged and that all that new water is dechlorinated before I plug my filters back in that is a must the water has to be dechlorinated before you plug your filters back in that way you can get away with massive weekly water changes without affecting your beneficial bacteria mind you this is if you got overstocked aquarium mine is a 75 gallon and I have about 30 African cichlids mixed in with South American Cichlids they get along cuz I got quite a few in my 75 peace
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hello I have had fish in the past with this tank koi to be exact with no issues and or problems. the water parameters could be wrong and they still would be OK were tropical stuff seems to be more finicky. I have had the tank going for a few years . I installed a new marineland canister filter before Christmas and let it go. I have a bunch of Java Moss and also a few Arizona swords . I do have a co2 set up in the system to help the plants grow and an air pump too. I did a water test and I have .25ppm ammonia 0 ppm nitrite but I have a almost off the charts nitrates. I am unsure of how to exactly bring this back with out doing any major damage . I did maby a 15% water change yesterday. I don't know what to do and there is high a lage growth it seems like
+kawasaki000000000000 all I can say is make sure you have enough media in your filter, only feed once per day, and have you lights and CO2 on a timer. Heavily plant and that's all. WC 25% every 1-2 weeks
MASS Aquariums I have a marineland c360 with everything you get from them the ceramic rings and bio balls . I have not heard much of good things from that area.thankyou for taking the time to reply
A agree with you, I think people do two many water changes, as it stresses your fish out. When I used to do 40% once a week it really stressed out my fish, as the water was slightly different than what was in there. My angel died of stress because of this. Now I do 20% every other week and everything is doing very well. I clean my filter as well. I think that as long as you do little water changes, often then it is fine. I'd rather have nitrates a little to high than having to constantly be doing huge water changes that could stress my fish out, but that would most likely happen if my tank was over stocked. Consistency is key!
Exactly. Have a regiment and stick to it.
My nitrates are always high. And I can’t get my water crystal clear I put some big rocks from the landscaping supply they are river rocks. Do you think that’s could be the problem
Did you rinse or boil them first? Could be
Do you use tap water for your freshwater tanks?
Yep
Interesting video. I have a 35 gallon tetra only tank that the fish are over 8 years old, and so is the "tank" as I have never cleaned it and only do a water change twice a year. Another tank I have, 200 gal, well planted with cichlids and cories, is constantly going "bad". I clean my two canisters once a month, I water change at the same time. I waitched this video because I was wondering how I can get the nitrate levels down. Everything else is at a perfect level.
Thanks pant heavily or water change often but also a lightly stocked tank helps
Yes, I have reduced the number of fish and added more plants (which I know can also add to the "debris") I am at a point I think I need to take the tank all the way empty, scrub the gravel and start from scratch. Yikes.
I seem to be getting VERY high No3 but ZERO No2! Advice please - I have a ton of plants, tons and a moderate level of fish in a 125 gallon. Is it possible that 120+ppm reading of No3 could be helping the plants but also hurting the fish? Are water changes going to lower the NO3? Is it possible that zero NO2 but high NO3 is ok? Thank in advance.
Are the Fish fine
Yes, so far. In fact everything is great except the NO2. So i replaced the filters and it improved. I have a 125 gallon tank and so maybe it will take some time with 15-20% water changes and more frequent filter changes I can get it under control. I even have some fish who are pregnant!
good topic. imo your wc percentage and frequency is going to be based on your bio load and overall water volume of your set up. i agree in a planted or sw tank there is a certain balance you should maintain. by the same token ive seen a 55g with 35 adult mbuna in it which is grossly over stocked imo, and is going to require huge frequent wcs just to keep nitrates at a reasonable level.i think its going to vary from set up to set up. theres really no cookie cutter guide to use as far as maintenance is concerned. you just have to be familiar with your particular set up and act accordingly. you seem to have your maintenance on point which is what its all about.
I could t have said it better myself
Exactly. Every aquarium is different, know your aquarium and your limit