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Re: [APD] amquel plus and nitrates



Just a nitrate testing kit...multitest, I think.  You'd recommend adding
phosphates?

-E

On 7/29/06, Vaughn Hopkins <hoppycalif at yahoo_com> wrote:
>
> If you have a heavily planted aquarium and have some phosphates too,
> the plants should use up the nitrate pretty quickly.  How do you
> measure your nitrate?
>
> Vaughn H.
>
> On Jul 29, 2006, at 10:51 AM, Eli Moss wrote:
>
> > I've been having troubles with substrate fertilizers leeching
> > nitrates into
> > the water collumn.  they are a slow release type that I used in
> > error, and I
> > have been steadily suffering high nitrates for months now.  I've
> > lost a few
> > fish, but fortunately most have acclimated to the consistently high
> > readings.  Usually, they hover around 40-60 ppm.  Apparently,
> > Amquel Plus
> > can detoxify nitrates.  This would be a very, very good thing, as
> > the high
> > nitrates have been leading to other headaches that I'd be glad to
> > be rid
> > of.  Is it as good as it sounds?  Can I just add this stuff and remove
> > nitrates?
> >
> > Eli
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