b_ball34 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I have high nitrates out of the tap and dont want to push them too high by adding too much easy green. Ive found that 1 pump adds about 10ppm per 10 gal. is that everyone else's experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemBob Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I seem to remember it being a bit less than that when I tested, but I don't trust any of the test kits to have that much precision. I believe there was a post in the forum that had the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemBob Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Here's a couple of posts I found talking about it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koi Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 This is the guaranteed analysis that I refer to NO3 - 3ppm PO4 - 0.162 K - 2.01 Mg - 0.18 Fe - 0.034 B - 0.004 Mn - 0.01 Mo - 0.0002 zn - 0.002 It was given on this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_ball34 Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 @Koi @ChemBob Thanks that's really helpful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTurtle Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I don’t mean to hijack this thread but I have a question if anyone can help. If my nitrates are at 5ppm and I want to raise them to 20 pom like Cory recommended, would it be safe to over dose slightly to get my nitrates up to that level? Then test daily and monitor how my nitrates do so that I can calculate how much it drops over the week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tami Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 @MadTurtlewouldn't your nitrates rise naturally if you did not do water changes and used regular dosing of Easy Green. I have a hard time keeping mine down to 20 with half dose Easy Green and understocked tank....one of the many things that confuses me in addition to yo-yoing plant growth and almost every kind of algae... just thinking out loud cause not sure I can even say it is my 2cents. following to see what others post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTurtle Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I am not sure Tami. My tank is not overstocked and I was doing weekly 30% water changes.I have a 40 gallon breeder with 16 red eye tetras,a mollie that thinks he is a red eye tetra, a kribensis, and a clown pleco. Also 3 mystery snails. I use an aquaclear HOB. My nitrates never went above 5, but I was having an algae problem, which is the main reason I decided to add plants. If I am going to grow something, I would rather it not be algae. I just added some amazon swords, wisteria,water sprite, and an annubias. I am fairly new to all if this , so I am trying to figure it all. Sometimes I think I over complicate things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_ball34 Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 I would feed more or add more fish that should increase nitrates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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