How To Get Nitrate Level Up?

I tested the container my sick betta has been living in and the nitrate level seems to be 0 ppm. How can I get the level up to 10 ppm? I'm not positive but I read that's the level it should be at.

 

Nitrates are not good for fish. They should be as close to 0 as possible. However having 0 nitrates inducates your tank may not be cycled -unless it is heavily planted.
What is the ammonia and nitrite?

 

Nitrates are not good for fish. They should be as close to 0 as possible. However having 0 nitrates inducates your tank may not be cycled -unless it is heavily planted.
What is the ammonia and nitrite?

I may have read wrong, my ammonia is o.25 ppm and nitrite is 0 ppm. Nitrate is 0 ppm.

 

Nitrates are not good for fish. They should be as close to 0 as possible. However having 0 nitrates inducates your tank may not be cycled -unless it is heavily planted.
What is the ammonia and nitrite?

10-20 nitrates are alright. Just above is when you should be worried. Having a little nitrates means your tank is completely cycled and stabilized.

 

10-20 nitrates are alright. Just above is when you should be worried. Having a little nitrates means your tank is completely cycled and stabilized.

Thank you! So that means all my levels are fine for my tank right? Still don't know what is wrong with my fish though :/ think you could maybe check out my one post to see if you can help? It would mean a lot if not that's alright thank you so much for all your help!

 

Thank you! So that means all my levels are fine for my tank right? Still don't know what is wrong with my fish though :/ think you could maybe check out my one post to see if you can help? It would mean a lot if not that's alright thank you so much for all your help!

Of course! Which thread? And yes your tank is great! mention me in the thread you need help with. I will gladly help you !

 

I may have read wrong, my ammonia is o.25 ppm and nitrite is 0 ppm. Nitrate is 0 ppm.

Your tank isn't cycled.
Do you have a filter?
Did you cycle it before adding fish?

 

Your tank isn't cycled.
Do you have a filter?
Did you cycle it before adding fish?

If you have ammonia, likely it is starting to cycle or you just haven't cycled the tank itself.

 

sadly you are not cycled. a cycled tank will have zero ammonia and zero nitrites (and some nitrates unless its heavily planted)
Do you have a filter?

 

sadly you are not cycled. a cycled tank will have zero ammonia and zero nitrites (and some nitrates unless its heavily planted)
Do you have a filter?

yes but I have taken my sick betta out of it into a container.

 

yes but I have taken my sick betta out of it into a container.

If you don't have a filter then your tank/container won't cycle and you won't have any nitrates unless there are nitrates in your tap water. You will just have to do very frequent water changes to leep ammonia down.

Why don't you move the filter into the conatiner thing?

 

If you don't have a filter then your tank/container won't cycle and you won't have any nitrates unless there are nitrates in your tap water. You will just have to do very frequent water changes to leep ammonia down.

Why don't you move the filter into the conatiner thing?

I won't move it because I am keeping the water level low because he can barely move. But I have been doing daily water changes on the container he is in to keep the water warm.

 

Could you float the container in the main tank? That would keep him warm at a stable temperature.

 

Could you float the container in the main tank? That would keep him warm at a stable temperature.

I will try that! thanks for the idea I will let you know how it goes.

Could you float the container in the main tank? That would keep him warm at a stable temperature.

Thank you so so much for your help! I floated him with the container he is in, into the tank he was in and the water is now a stable temperature. Just had to use my fluval sponge to keep the container tight to side of the aquarium to keep it from bouncing around.

 

Good. I hope he gets better soon.

 

Nitrates are fine, people don't understand how nitrates work in aquariums. Freshwater fish can withstand 40-100PPM for a while before it becomes deadly. I have a 125g with 2 Oscars, 2 firemouths, 2 angels, a sailfin pleco, a rainbow shark, and a syno squeekercatfish and I have an FX4 + aquaclear110s and my nitrates are always 20-40ppm even when I do 50% water changes. A lot of people on this forum don't understand nitrates and how they work

 

Nitrates are fine, people don't understand how nitrates work in aquariums. Freshwater fish can withstand 40-100PPM for a while before it becomes deadly. I have a 125g with 2 Oscars, 2 firemouths, 2 angels, a sailfin pleco, a rainbow shark, and a syno squeekercatfish and I have an FX4 + aquaclear110s and my nitrates are always 20-40ppm even when I do 50% water changes. A lot of people on this forum don't understand nitrates and how they work

People do understand. When the nitrates go up too much the fish to be harmed. 20 nitrates is good. 40 is high. Just because the fish are alive don't mean they are happy.