Funkyfishgorl
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Hi,
I’ve had my tank for a month now and I have 8 shrimp and 2 Otocinclus catfish. My nitrates in my tap water are around 30 ppm but I have noticed that the longer I leave my water the lower my nitrates go as the plants are sucking it up. If I leave my water for 1 week the nitrates go down 10 ppm and if I leave my water for two weeks the nitrates go down to zero. Should I leave my tank for longer as all my levels are now 0 which is a rarity with London tap water? Or should I do a light gravel vac of like 5% just to clean up any food or poop on the floor?
I know i should be doing water changes regularly but I’m concerned that adding the fresh tap water with much higher nitrates will disturb the inhabitants.
I’ve had my tank for a month now and I have 8 shrimp and 2 Otocinclus catfish. My nitrates in my tap water are around 30 ppm but I have noticed that the longer I leave my water the lower my nitrates go as the plants are sucking it up. If I leave my water for 1 week the nitrates go down 10 ppm and if I leave my water for two weeks the nitrates go down to zero. Should I leave my tank for longer as all my levels are now 0 which is a rarity with London tap water? Or should I do a light gravel vac of like 5% just to clean up any food or poop on the floor?
I know i should be doing water changes regularly but I’m concerned that adding the fresh tap water with much higher nitrates will disturb the inhabitants.