Whats Wrong

[grimmy]

see my water is clear from ammonia but now it high of nitrate what can i do?

 

[grimmy]

anyone i need help?

 

[digdog]

could we have more imformation please

 

[grimmy]

ok its a 10 gal 20x10x12 the water is clear but i tested for nitrate and it was high 30 percent

 

[digdog]

age? filtration? stocking levels? water changes?

 

[Gooner]

anyone i need help?

Hmmm!!!!

What test kits are you using?

I`m pretty sure there will be nitrAtes present, anything less than 50ppm shouldn`t cause a problem.

What are your actual readings?

 

[Dark Wolf]

30%? what brand is you test kit? and is it a liquid one?

And 30ppm of nitrate isn't a massive problem, if you want to bring it down a partial water change should do the job.

 

[JamieBailie]

NitrAte is normal, Are you doing regular water changes?

 

[grimmy]

no

 

[Maximus]

Stop flaming

 

[JamieBailie]

Nitrate will not go away on its own, This is why you do water changes, I remove 20% of my water every week and replace it with fresh dechlorinated water.

This is why you have a reading for nitrates.

 

[grimmy]

? whats flamingi will do that jamie

 

[Gooner]

Back to the question grimmy.

What test kit are you using to measure your NitrAtes at 30%? Do you mean 30ppm?

 

[grimmy]

its some liquid kind the cooler was a dark blue

 

[Gooner]

Josh,

I would like to help but need to know what type of test kit...API, SeaChem, Nutrafin etc.

It would help to understand what you mean by high 30%.