I have trouble beliving zero nitrats
Ed
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At 08:48 AM 11/15/2000 +0200, you wrote:
>On 14 Nov 2000,, Chuck Gadd wrote:
>
> > > My nitrate levels are consistently zero.
> >
> > That seems suprising.
>
>Not really. Many marine keepers maintain nitrate at zero with few
>water changes. This because of that Joubert-method filtration. The
>same thing can be accoplished in the aquarium. The most
>important thing is to have an "anoxic" filter bed. Then the Bascilus
>sp will use the nitrate as an electron acceptor and break the nitrate
>down to N2 and H2O. My 1.2m tank has a sand substrate about 1
>1/2 inches thick that has no current going through it. I have some
>Malaysian live bearers which till the substrate keeping it going
>anaerobic (which will see the production of H2S instead of N2). I've
>had more fish in that one tank than in the other 8 tanks. The
>filtration is an internal sand filter built into the corner whcih then
>flows of filter wool and some coral chips. The tank mainly hold fry
>and will be the home of the boesemani when they can take flake.
>
>By the way, thanks for the tips on spawning the boesemani.
>
>Bye
>
>Tyrone Genade
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