Ok, so I buy 6 fish from my lfs, 2 days later one goes belly up. I test the water, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0.
I goes back to lfs with said fish & water sample. They test water then look at me suspiciously when nitrate reading is 0. He says its very unusual for nitrates to be 0. He gave me a credit note, but with a sideways look.
I thought the aim was to have three zeros.
Its a reasonably well planted tank, & I assume the plants are globbling up all the nitrates. Surely it isn't THAT unusual to have zero nitrate?
Also, I have absolutely no algae growth, (which I'm sure my bristlenoses arn't too happy about!), which I guess is down to the zero nitrate?
I goes back to lfs with said fish & water sample. They test water then look at me suspiciously when nitrate reading is 0. He says its very unusual for nitrates to be 0. He gave me a credit note, but with a sideways look.
I thought the aim was to have three zeros.
Its a reasonably well planted tank, & I assume the plants are globbling up all the nitrates. Surely it isn't THAT unusual to have zero nitrate?
Also, I have absolutely no algae growth, (which I'm sure my bristlenoses arn't too happy about!), which I guess is down to the zero nitrate?