@AlgaeBarn Is there a minimum nitrate level to shoot for?
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I've not had success with adding a refugium or chaeto when a tank is so immature. Your nutrients are going to fluctuate quite a bit while the system matures. Nutrients in a young tank should be able to be controlled easily with water changes. My tank was almost 3yrs old before it would grow cheato regularly... but, every tank is different.@AlgaeBarn Is there a minimum nitrate level to shoot for?
I was getting so ahead of myself thinking about a refugium that I didn’t realize the water changes by themselves could keep my nitrates in check, thanks.I've not had success with adding a refugium or chaeto when a tank is so immature. Your nutrients are going to fluctuate quite a bit while the system matures. Nutrients in a young tank should be able to be controlled easily with water changes. My tank was almost 3yrs old before it would grow cheato regularly... but, every tank is different.
Thanks, I was just thinking of nitrates, it didn’t even click with the phosphorus. Now that I think about fertilizing my lawn and the NPK ratio that makes sense!Nitrate 5-10 and phosphate 0.05-0.1