Re: Small tank - fast nitrate build up

jazz wrote:
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Also, I don't know if this makes any difference but I added these
fertilizer balls to the gravel - one near each plant - could these be a
problem?

Yes, if they contain ammonium or nitrate. Gravel fertilizers usually leach into the water column a bit. It's not a problem in a large tank but you've only got 6 gallons of water. Some packages tell you how many tablets to use per gallon. I don't usually need gravel fertilizers in small tanks.

> Having a 10ppm standard in a kit is a really neat idea. My kit is made
> by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals and is just called Freshwater Master Test
> Kit. I might look up the Seachem one.

By all accounts, the AP nitrate tests don't work. The test I use that came with a standard is the Seachem Multitest Nitrite and Nitrate.

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