jivemonkey
New Member
Hi All,
Living in West Sussex uk my tap water over the last year or so has become much worse and fluctuates a fair bit.
Last week, after getting nitrate readings around 120ppm based on my api test kit and a second check using strips (tank nitrite/ammonia 0 and under stocked over filtered heavily planted 350litre tank) , I decided to buy a nitrate remover. I bought a large cylinder containing 4 litres of A-520 nitrate remover from my local aquatics shop. Cost £150 and wondering if I should have just gone RO as similiar price. The reason I did not is that its a large 350litre planted rainbow tank and I was concerned about cost and possible issues/faff remineralising ro water and changing around 80 litres a week.
I have added this nitrate filter after to a chlorine removing resin filter (water filter man) so tap water goes through this cartridge for chlorine/impurities removal and now nitrate remover. Pre sale was advised to expect slight drop in PH and my tap waste is rubbish and fluctuates somewhat but the problem is the nitrate remover seems to be having a big affect on other water parameters, not a slight drop as below readings yesterday
Tap water
Nitrates - never much below 50, often higher (water board don't seem to care)
Nitrite/ammonia 0
KH 180
GH 200
Alkalinity 120
PH 6.8
My water is from a chalk filtered source in West Sussex so always hard
Flitered through A-520 resin nitrate remover it reads
Nitrate 0 😁
Ammonia/nitrite 0
KH less than 40 (near 0 seems likely based on colour)
GH slight drop but minor?!
Alkalinity near 0
PH 6
My concern is that in removing nitrates its creating other issues with my water that are problematically low in term of pH and KH /alkalinity Wondering if anyone has experienced nitrate remover like this and had similiar issues. Once I have to start adding to readjust the water I might as wellhave gone RO in my view, making this purchase (arrived yesterday) useless. Feeling very annoyed as was told to expect slight drop in pH but what I am getting is substantial. drop in pH and impact on alkalinity and hardness that seems concerning to me, any advice greatly appreciated
Living in West Sussex uk my tap water over the last year or so has become much worse and fluctuates a fair bit.
Last week, after getting nitrate readings around 120ppm based on my api test kit and a second check using strips (tank nitrite/ammonia 0 and under stocked over filtered heavily planted 350litre tank) , I decided to buy a nitrate remover. I bought a large cylinder containing 4 litres of A-520 nitrate remover from my local aquatics shop. Cost £150 and wondering if I should have just gone RO as similiar price. The reason I did not is that its a large 350litre planted rainbow tank and I was concerned about cost and possible issues/faff remineralising ro water and changing around 80 litres a week.
I have added this nitrate filter after to a chlorine removing resin filter (water filter man) so tap water goes through this cartridge for chlorine/impurities removal and now nitrate remover. Pre sale was advised to expect slight drop in PH and my tap waste is rubbish and fluctuates somewhat but the problem is the nitrate remover seems to be having a big affect on other water parameters, not a slight drop as below readings yesterday
Tap water
Nitrates - never much below 50, often higher (water board don't seem to care)
Nitrite/ammonia 0
KH 180
GH 200
Alkalinity 120
PH 6.8
My water is from a chalk filtered source in West Sussex so always hard
Flitered through A-520 resin nitrate remover it reads
Nitrate 0 😁
Ammonia/nitrite 0
KH less than 40 (near 0 seems likely based on colour)
GH slight drop but minor?!
Alkalinity near 0
PH 6
My concern is that in removing nitrates its creating other issues with my water that are problematically low in term of pH and KH /alkalinity Wondering if anyone has experienced nitrate remover like this and had similiar issues. Once I have to start adding to readjust the water I might as wellhave gone RO in my view, making this purchase (arrived yesterday) useless. Feeling very annoyed as was told to expect slight drop in pH but what I am getting is substantial. drop in pH and impact on alkalinity and hardness that seems concerning to me, any advice greatly appreciated