NITRATE

[discusfantasy]

Hi

What should my nitrate reading be for my discus tank?

Thankyou

[Merrilyn]

Nitrate is the end product of the bio cycle, where the bacteria colony in your filter turn the waste from your fish (the ammonia) into nitrite and a second type of bacteria turn that nitrite into nitrate.

We remove nitrate from the tank by doing water changes.

A well matured discus tank should run at a reading of less than 10.

You won't see any nitrate reading on a tank that is still cycling. Once the nitrate shows up, then your tank is cycled.