Carbon may help reduce nitrate.
but 40 ppm is not lethal and prob not problematic for the fish.
F1 wild X Peru may have more issues with the hardness of the water more than the nitrate.
wild fish are usually from low hardness water with low pH(actually many come from acidic water)
but the P.Scalare are resilient. altums may prove more a problem compared with Peru wilds. toss in the domestic cross and usually results in a hardy brilliant wild looking fish.
on way to help reduce nitrate is to use plants.
anacharis(not legal in washington) but common in many of the lakes. will suck up nitrate as well as many stem plants.
living in Yakima(Yakivegas) it's not surprising to hear of high nitrate in the well water.
but 40 ppm is not lethal and prob not problematic for the fish.
F1 wild X Peru may have more issues with the hardness of the water more than the nitrate.
wild fish are usually from low hardness water with low pH(actually many come from acidic water)
but the P.Scalare are resilient. altums may prove more a problem compared with Peru wilds. toss in the domestic cross and usually results in a hardy brilliant wild looking fish.
on way to help reduce nitrate is to use plants.
anacharis(not legal in washington) but common in many of the lakes. will suck up nitrate as well as many stem plants.
living in Yakima(Yakivegas) it's not surprising to hear of high nitrate in the well water.
