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Old 06-01-2015, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by xtaze View Post
my two cents
especially in a new tank 5ppm nitrates is ideal. and will act as a tampon protecting you from alk swing..

as for the nitrates itself you have them for 2 reasons... your tank is young and the anaerobic bacteria population is not suffisant and zeostart IS a source of nitrates to feed the bacteria from zeobak
More good information, thanks xtaze!
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