noaquariumyet
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I USE A AQUATIC PHARMACEUTICALS WATER TEST KIT THAT WAS MADE IN 2000....MY NITRATES ARE SKY HIGH I HAVE ALREADY DONE A 50% WATER CHANGE AND STILL NO CHANGE ...SO I THOUGHT ID TRY A 20%--STILL NO CHANGE :notsure: THEN A 50% AGAIN...AND THE NITRATES ARE AT THE TOP OF THE NITRATE SCALE (OVER 160) ..OH BY THE WAY I TESTED SOME TAP WATER AND THE READING CAME OUT 0 WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE ITS NOT THE TEST KIT.....ONE OTHER THING I JUST GOT MY SKIMMER UP AND RUNNING CORRECTLY (OLD PUMP NOT PUSHING ENOUGH WATER INTO THE SKIMMMER) ... I HAVE NO WILD LIFE IN THE TANK BUT WANT TO START ADDING SOON...SHOULD I TRY TO ADD A NITRATE SPONGE, MORE WATER CHANGES, CLEANING CREW....AHHHHHHHHHHHH PLEASE HELP!!!!!
