Rbishop Administrator Staff member Dec 30, 2005 40,733 462 143 72 Real Name Mr. Normal Apr 3, 2007 #11 BucJason said: when you read Nitrates your cycle is done. your ammonia and nitrites should also be zero at that point because it has been converted to harmless nitrates. Click to expand... Nitrates are not harmless actully. It is a means to measure conditions that relate to other harmful TDS and DOCs. If nitrates are high, then many other things your test kit doesn't measure, are unacceptable.
BucJason said: when you read Nitrates your cycle is done. your ammonia and nitrites should also be zero at that point because it has been converted to harmless nitrates. Click to expand... Nitrates are not harmless actully. It is a means to measure conditions that relate to other harmful TDS and DOCs. If nitrates are high, then many other things your test kit doesn't measure, are unacceptable.
