Pezzep
Aquarium Advice Freak
I have had my tank a little over a week and a half now it's a 10 gallon with 4 coral red platies, 5 rummy nose tetras, 1 black molly and 2 nerite snails my ammonia is fine so I believe the bacteria for it has formed in the filter but my nitrites is maxed out (3.3) and I just changed the water yesterday, is this cause the ammonia is being turned into nitrites and I need to wait for the cycle to keep going and turn the nitrites into nitrates? Do I do partial water changes daily or every other day to keep the nitrites down or should I let the cycle go on its own. The only fish that seem affected are the tetras so far. When I change the water their faces get redder and healthier looking but after leaving it for about 24 hours its starting to go pale again. Also my Ph is around 8-8.5 I've tried black water extract doesn't do much and I have a piece of driftwood in there isn't doing anything it's till at 8 how can I lower it a bit naturally? I don't think the fish mind the Ph but still I'd like to have it at that 7-7.5 range.