Re: Seachem Prime -- Kirk's tank

[Chuck H <grendel at usit_net>]

Kirk M. wrote:

> I do have a rather heavy load of rainbows and congo tetras in the
> tank.  They are not fully grown, but, I do feed rather heavily once to
> twice per day.  That may account for it.

Ok, that makes sense.  Since the fish + food seem to be providing a good 
bit of nitrate, you may not need any other nitrogen source.  Time will 
tell.  I tend to keep relatively light fish loads and a lot of hungry stem 
plants, so I have to dose regularly.



> As far as my tap water, I haven't
> tested it, nor have I tested my water during various parts of the day.

It's a good idea to get an analysis from your water co., but don't worry 
about testing it unless you want to -- I just thought that might be where 
the nitrate was coming from...I think you answered that question 
already.  Don't worry about testing at various times of the day, 
either.  Just test enough so that you can detect trends in uptake rates 
after making changes, etc.  Keep a log of test readings.  Doing so can 
reveal a lot about what's going on over time and help you weed out problems.
--
Chuck Huffine
Knoxville, Tennessee