High nitrate tap water

[Martynguk2002]

Hi guys,

My tap water is high in Nitrates (about 50 to 75 mg/l) and have been thinking about what I might do about it.

One idea I have (and would like your opinion on this) is if i take a spare tank and fill it with tap water and also lots of plants and let it stand hopefully the plants would reduce the nitrates to a safer level?
Would this be a practical solution?
What kind of plants do you think would be the best for the job?

Thanks

Martyn...

 

[Jae1525]

An expensive solution would be to buy an RO unit.

Maybe there is some filter media you can get to remove nitrates?