CatatonicBug
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I am running a 47 gallon, FW tropical tank with no live plants, that has been up for 2 years, relatively happy, with an African Ciclid, some red and black skirts, and a few other random small fish. I had a major problem with Algae though. I had the green stuff that grew on everything, and even some purple stuff on the decorative castle in the tank. I had never before done a chemical test, and recently (2 weeks ago) purchased a Fluval FX5 filter and a test kit. After setting up the filter, I did the testing, and had some suprising results. I have tons of Ammonia (I don't remember the actual number), zero Nitrites, and 40ppm Nitrates. I have done a series of PWCs over the last week hoping to lower the ammonia, but it has not changed. I have tried adding bacteria supplements, but nothing I do seems to help at all. Am I just too impatient, or should I be doing something more to level out the ammonia and Nitrates?