"WD" wrote in message
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Amazon swords, bacopa, java fern, java moss, hygro are the plants, and all
but the java are suffering badly.
I use seachem flourish, but the nitrates remain at 0. Assistance with
getting nitrates up? I'd like to avoid anything too complicated if
possible.

Flourish doesn't contain nitrates. Most of us use Potassium Nitrate, KNO3,
to increase the NO3 level. You can find it either as Green Light Stump
Remover at hardware stores, or buy it on eBay or sites like
www.litemanu.com. Seachem also makes a separate product that specifically
provides nitrogen, so you might want to look into that if you don't want the
hassle of obtaining or mixing KNO3.
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Alex
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