nitrate?

[jerenycool]

how do u lover the nitrate mine is 200ppm ?

 

[CFC]

By water changes but make sure you test your tapwater first as city water can contain large ammounts of nitrate its self.The use of nitrate consuming plants such as amazon swords and vallis may help too but will take a long time to make a noticable change on a reading that high.

 

[jerenycool]

can i do a water chang while my tank is cycling?

 

[lordmoose]

If you're cycling why are you worrying about nitrates? they'll go down when the cycle has ended. I seriously hope you dont have any fish in there

 

[jerenycool]

well i did but there gone now. so they will go down when it done cycleing? and can i pput my live plants in there now?