Low nitrate

Richard John · Mar 17, 2020

My Nyos kit is showing 0. I’ve been running light on my cheato 24hr it grows fast. Should I go to 12 hours. Or any other suggestions my nitrate have been coming down for months they where sky high before adding the cheato

Mr Fishface · Mar 18, 2020

I would start by reducing the hours on the chaeto. Try 12 hours during the night cycle and check after a little while to see how it does. If nitrates start to climb higher than you want, just increase the hours the light is on again. What kind of light do you have for it? If it's a really strong light you could reduce hours quite a bit honestly.

Richard John · Mar 18, 2020

Mr Fishface said:
I would start by reducing the hours on the chaeto. Try 12 hours during the night cycle and check after a little while to see how it does. If nitrates start to climb higher than you want, just increase the hours the light is on again. What kind of light do you have for it? If it's a really strong light you could reduce hours quite a bit honestly.

Thanks I’ll do that I’ve attached a pic of the light

Mr Fishface · Mar 18, 2020

Richard John said:
Thanks I’ll do that I’ve attached a pic of the light

Ok pretty decent light then. Start with 12 hours and go from there. If nitrates are still 0 within a week you could reduce hours even more or increase your feeding.

Dan_P · Mar 18, 2020

Richard John said:
My Nyos kit is showing 0. I’ve been running light on my cheato 24hr it grows fast. Should I go to 12 hours. Or any other suggestions my nitrate have been coming down for months they where sky high before adding the cheato

You might not need chaeto anymore.