Water quality question regarding NO3

29g
fish
-10 red eye tetra
-4 Cory cats
-2 bala sharks
-1 albino red tail
-1 golden nugget
-1 butter fly loach
-1 yo-yo loach


NO3 =80
NO2=0
PH=7.5
KH=40
GH=180


How do I keep my NO3 low?

 

Welcome to Fishlore!

Nitrates are lowered by doing water changes. Thats a lot of big fish in a 29g that could be why its high. Do you know that Bala Sharks can get like 14 inches long?

 

Hello,
Thank you for the welcome. I do water changes just about every 2 weeks. I am working on getting a 75g to house all of my fish so they are more comfortable.
Thank you for the reply.

 

I would bump it to 50% every week. It will go down to regular nitrate levels then. There is a bunch of fish in there, they will need the fresh water to stay healthy until you get your bigger tank.

 

Okay. I will start doing it once a week.