Update:
Started using my vitamin c on 7/17, did my waterchange yesterday and checked my water this morning. My nitrates with the red sea nitrate test was 0, my nitrates with the api s/w test was 5 or 10(could be 0 color's are so close on the api I can't really tell the difference). I use both test kits on the s/w because I feel the red sea could be deceiving by looking at the card. Don't know if you ever used it before but I never really know if I should read off the left or the right of the card.
Anyway, I believe the vitamin c is really helping on the nitrates. I don't know if everyone knows this but the nitrates shot way up to over 80 after a snail died. It's been about a month now of 50% waterchanges 1-2 times a week to get them down. I was so excited this morning when the reading was so low.
Btw: it didn't change anything else. Ph 8.2, nitrite 0, ammonia 0, Nitrate (depending on the test) 0-10. You can't see me but I am doing a happy dance.
I want to try it and see how it works for me, rather than using any chemicals. And could you also tell me how much would I use in a 120 gallon. Thanks so much.
