Suitable Nitrate Level

[Rossy1977]

Can someone let me know a safe range of Nitrate levels please.

 

[CezzaXV]

It depends really on what levels of nitrate your tap water has. The lower the better really, and as long as your water changes are large/frequent enough that it's not building up more than you're removing it, it's fine. 100ppm is a maximum you want to work to, though ideally you want much less than that. Most fish can easily handle 100ppm, some fish can handle much more than that, but 100ppm is a maximum to be safe.

 

[Rossy1977]

OK thanks very much

 

[Tizer]

i'd say 50 tops really, 100 is pretty high still for a long term

 

[CezzaXV]

True, though it does depend on what level of nitrate is in the tapwater. Someone with 40ppm in their tapwater isn't realistically going to be able to maintain 50ppm.