help urgent water issue

[lisalugh]

New ISH tank, been one month no issues, now getting nitrate and nitrite high levels, no ammonia. How much water do I switch out? Did pwc of 25% only three days ago. Please answer asap

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Did you cycle the tank? You shouldn't have nitrates if it's cycled. What are your exact levels? With fish in the tank I would water chAnge any time levels get to high even if that everyday until it's cycled

 

[Aqualady40]

New ISH tank, been one month no issues, now getting nitrate and nitrite high levels, no ammonia. How much water do I switch out? Did pwc of 25% only three days ago. Please answer asap

If your having nitRITES then your tank is still cycling...TRATES should be 20 or less.....I would do a 50% PWC, wait for 1 hour, retest, and do another wc according to the results of the test...example..if your trites are down but not 0, then do another 50% pwc, make sure you dechlorinate tank each time...good luck

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Follow that ^^ and don't clean any filters

 

[lisalugh]

Nitrates are fine, nitrites ate high 10.0

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Water change for sure. Do a 50%

 

[aquandrew]

if nitrites are really 10 ppm you have a problem. do a 50% change and then another then another then another. then you will be at about .75 ppm. you really want to keep it as close to 0 as you can, even .25 can be harmful.

 

[lisalugh]

They have spiked I don't know why

 

[lisalugh]

I just did 30% water change

 

[lisalugh]

It now seems to be a bit lower at about 7.5ppm

 

[lisalugh]

Its the TRATES that are high

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Keep changing water until levels are safe. Trites should be 0.0 so anything above that is high and dangerous for Your fish. Trates above 30 is getting high for most fish but under 20 Is desirable

 

[aquandrew]

Nitrates are fine, nitrites ate high 10.0

Its the TRATES that are high

so is it the nitrates or nitrites that were 10 ppm?

 

[lisalugh]

so is it the nitrates or nitrites that were 10 ppm?

It was the trites because I can't read. Lol. everything else is reading great.

 

[lisalugh]

Great news, I got fluval nitrate/nitrire remover, did pwc, and nitrites down from 10.0 to 3.0. I'm hoping tomorrow they are completely down. Bad news? Algae bloom now lol.