Calcium Nitrate Levels

[scstone12]

My calcium nitrate level is at 480. I have a 25 gallon salt water tank with 2 clown fish and 1 anename *spelling. What should my Calcium Nitrate level be at?

 

[Crazy fishes]

Do you mean that your calcium level is at 480 ppm? As calcium nitrate would dissociate in solution, I am wondering if you are enquiring about the range the nitrates should be in? This depends on the set up you have but is relatively easy to follow. If you have a reef set up (i.e corals in the aquarium) then look for nitrates to be less than 10ppm the lower the better. If you are running a fish only or fish only with live rock then I believe up to 40 ppm is fine but again the lower the better.

Hope this helps

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