Recent content by Henry.ager

Hi, Today I have got a silicate remover and put it into my filter for the tap water and also some into my filter. My water parameters today are; Ammonia = <0.05 (tested at work at 0.229mg/l) Nitrite = 0.055mg/l (tested at work) Nitrate = 1 (tested at work at 5.6mg/l) Phosphate = <0.02mg/l I...

If it’s in your tap water did you filter it beforehand with silicatex or just put some into the filter ? And have you still got it in there ? It was also reading over 6mg/l in my tap water. Yeah I was concerned about the ammonia as I’ve never had a problem with it before! I’ll do another test...

Ahh I knew someone had mentioned SiO2 before but couldn’t find the post ! That looks really good thank you for posting ! How high were your levels and did your tap water have high levels ?

Hi All, My nitra-zorb and my new test kits came today. The results are below; pH = 7.6 KH = 13 d GH = 20 d NH4 = 1 mg/l NO2 = <0.01 mg/l O2 = 8 mg/l NO3 = 5 mg/l PO4 = <0.02 mg/l SiO2 = >6.0 mg/l Fe = <0.02 mg/l CO2 = 10 mg/l My silicates are crazy high ! I have done some quick reading and...

We use Hanna instruments at work a lot for testing ammoniacal nitrogen and pH and they are very good. I wish we had tests for phosphate and nitrate i could use ! Thank you for reminding me.

Hi All, Thank you again for your insight ! I like the idea of pre filtering my tap water to remove nitrate so I have ordered API Nitra-Zorb. I will be able to install this inline by making a DIY canister that the hose from my tap connects to and then goes into the tank. I am thinking of also...

Hi all, Thank you again for all your help. Today I have removed the Purigen and carbon, so all that is in my filter is filter foam and filter media. I have also turned off one light and will re program it to come on for 5 hours tomorrow. I have also put black card on the back and sunlight...