Is this normal? My ammonia is the same, my nitrites are still 0, but I am starting to see Nitrates rising? Doesn't there have to be nitrite before nitrates? Thanks
I don't have real plants in my tank yet though :/ I was thinking about getting some but the guy at the LFS surprisingly told me to wait because the ammonia would kill them. huh. this is pretty interesting! thanks guys! I think after the third week I will start to add stuff. Plants first though, I dont want to kill my fishies!
Plants will definitely use ammonia before nitrates. Without remembering the web site, there is an article about a study on aquatic plants and their ammonia/nitrate intake.
I was researching FW refugiums in regards to nitrate reduction, when I stumbled on the article.
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