Hi all,
I struggle to keep nitrates down, My tap water has 23ppm. Colin advocates conditioning water with floating plants before water changes. Another member mentioned they bought a wheelie bin for water storage. So I'm thinking about buying a 60 litre storage crate on wheels and some floating plants and keep it in the conservarory, then wheel it in for water changes.
It would be out of the way in the conservatory but temperatures are a bit extreme for the plants so maybe put a heater in (I have a spare 50 watt) for the cold at night and not use it in the summer because of the heat? I'm in the UK so temperate weather.
Would a week be long enough for the floating plants to work their magic because I would need all the water for one water change?
Thanks for any advice
I struggle to keep nitrates down, My tap water has 23ppm. Colin advocates conditioning water with floating plants before water changes. Another member mentioned they bought a wheelie bin for water storage. So I'm thinking about buying a 60 litre storage crate on wheels and some floating plants and keep it in the conservarory, then wheel it in for water changes.
It would be out of the way in the conservatory but temperatures are a bit extreme for the plants so maybe put a heater in (I have a spare 50 watt) for the cold at night and not use it in the summer because of the heat? I'm in the UK so temperate weather.
Would a week be long enough for the floating plants to work their magic because I would need all the water for one water change?
Thanks for any advice