Was just wondering what nitrate levels other people on here get from their tap water.
Mine is about 30 mg .I just found this report online yorkshire water which is who supplies my water are installing a new nitrate reducing plant but its aim is only to stop nitrates going above 42mg/litre

the report i found

I am in Essex and get 10pph in summer months 20pph in winter months.

I haven't checked if I have nitrate in my tap water. If I have, it can't be much because I've just done my two weekly water change on my big 300 gallon tank and my nitrate was any 30 ppm so if there is, it is not much

My tap water has nitrates of 23. Your local water company has to test a small proportion of homes tap water to check it is in tolerance. This is a pain for them to find enough people willing to have their tap water tested so they welcome people asking for their water to be tested. Phone your local company up and tell them you want your water tested. They arrange a time to come round and they take a sample. It takes about 10 minutes. You get the results posted to you later. There is a maximum for nitrates in tap water, annoyingly for us fish keepers it is 50 (i think not 100% on this)

I did look into contacting them but you can find the water report for your supplier on line it says 30ppm so they must think this is ok . I also read in the report what you said also delboybully as long as its under 50ppm its deemed as ok by the water company.

Do any of you use anything to lower the tap nitrates when doing a water change.i found this online and was thinking of trying it unless anyone knows of a better product.

filter

I have at times used a nitragone unit. its a plastic pipe filled with a nitrate remover. it works by a slow drip feed from a tap(garden hose). I fill a 50g container and it takes about 6 hrs. I then end up with 50g of nitrate free water. then I recharge the unit with dishwasher salt. it can be used many thousands of times. and Ive owned it 10yrs or so. £60.

its a good system but slow. I have now changed the way I use it. I fill the 50g container with tap water. connect a small pump to the nitragone unit and leave it all day running inside the container. when i come home from work I have 50g of nitrate free water.

the system you posted up don't say if its a rechargeable system or a replaceable internal filter? replaceable filter pads work out a lot of cash over time so beware.

wet pets.
www.romford-reef.co.uk/main1.htm

look in left panel(equipment available) then nitragone/RO systems. as the link won't take you to the right page.

i'm going to make my own nitagon i found the rechargable resin at £13 per litre.
just need to put it in suitable container now.

BOESFX wrote:


where r u located in yorkshire? im currently living in ripon, r u near there? if so yr nitrate levels will be the same as mine, i assume...

I'm in Doncaster

hmmm not too far, imagine there very similer. cheers