Update on where everything is trying to in cycle with my rainbows.. I added about 1 cup of Fritz 7 two days ago and now I’ll show you my parameters.. I need to know what to do going forward starting today please, water changes etc !?Yes.
Update on where everything is trying to in cycle with my rainbows.. I added about 1 cup of Fritz 7 two days ago and now I’ll show you my parameters.. I need to know what to do going forward starting today please, water changes etc !?Yes.
I don’t intend to do nothing to my ph.. I just did a 50% water change and 5x dose prime, and added about 1/2 cup of Fritz 7…. I hope that is the right description to start at !?Difficult to say as your test is just a snapshot. Would be more useful to have a daily timeline of test results and water changes.
If you havent done a water change in a week and the ammonia has stayed pretty much at that level, then its a sign your cycle is establishing as the ammonia isnt rising. If you have been doing as recommended and testing daily, doing water changes as needed to keep ammonia below 0.5ppm, and today its jumped to 2ppm then thats not good.
On the face of it you are in a similar position you where when you 1st posted a couple of weeks ago. Your ammonia is at harmful levels, it looks like you have a tiny amount of nitrite, so your have some cycle going on. Your pH has dropped which is a sign the KH you was artificially buffering with baking soda is depleted. The low pH is why your fish arent suffering from ammonia poisoning.
If you intend to just let the pH stay acidic, then i would just stop worrying about cycling the tank and get into a regular water changing routine. If you want to keep the pH higher by buffering the KH, then the ammonia is too high and you need to do water changes to get it below 0.5ppm and going forward keep below that level until your aquarium cycles which could take several weeks more.
As Aiken noted, looking at pics online is not always the best as what I see on my screen may not be what others see on their screen or what you see with your eyes. That said, it does look like your Ph is 6.4 which means that nitrification is not happening quickly and your ammonia level is from ammonium not ammonia so as said, the fish aren't being poisoned. You have to be careful doing large volume water changes because if you raise the Ph too quickly and it goes higher than 6.8, the ammonium is instantly converted to toxic ammonia and the PRIME, no matter how much you use, will not keep it non toxic for more than 48 hours max. ( as per my previous conversation with Seachem rep.) So what to do will all be based on what our current Ph is now after the water change.I don’t intend to do nothing to my ph.. I just did a 50% water change and 5x dose prime, and added about 1/2 cup of Fritz 7…. I hope that is the right description to start at !?
As you suggest pleaseI’m now going to show you my parameters after tomorrow and we can go from there if that’s ok !?
Here is my parameters today::As you suggest please
Here a picture
Assuming your above post about the test results are correct, yes change 50% water. If you are now seeing higher nitrite than ammonia your focus shifts from ammonia poisoning to nitrite poisoning. Similar to ammonia change water to prevent nitrite exceeding 0.5ppm.
Ok, thanks so muchNo need for a water change today. See how things are tomorrow.
I don’t understand buffering my tank anymore, I have some crush coral from co-op what should I do.. I want my tank to cycle !?Only thing i would say is your pH keeps dropping which will inhibit the nitrogen cycle. As said before if you arent planning on buffering the water any more there is no point cycling the tank.
This is what prevented your aquarium cycling in the first place.
Only thing i would say is your pH keeps dropping which will inhibit the nitrogen cycle. As said before if you arent planning on buffering the water any more there is no point cycling the tank.
This is what prevented your aquarium cycling in the first place.