When I order my LR, just how low do I want my nitrates to be? I'll do water changes, but I was wondering if 5 ppm will kill me. Thank you.
Safe Nitrate Level
- Thread starter VoodooChild
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5ppm shouldn't kill you or the critters. Nitrates are usually not toxic, but rather indicative of high levels of other parameters we can't test as easily (ie, dissolved organics). Keeping them below 10 is usually acceptable for a reef system, and below 20 for a FO. We have xenia, so our nitrates never get very high--meaning it's not as valuable a tool in determining if a water change is needed.