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update : i did a usual water change 20% . i noticed one danio was having trouble staying up right. I netted it into the hospital tank (cleaned) and am watching . it seems to be zipping around. I will wait for a day and watch. Water parameters in main tank are ammonia =0, nitrites = 0, nitrates...

Hi Sorry for long thread but I want to give you an idea of current status. Some details about my tank - tropical - temp 25 degrees - tank size- 275l ~ 72 gallons - heavy planted tank with c02 - up an running for 3mths and fully cycle using using fishless cycle - seneye+ monitors constantly...

yep done . thanks for the advice ! i added the rest !

Thanks to you both . Patience is the key ! I did notice that when i turn of the bubble they do start to come out and look. I have a planted tank so will only turn on bubbles for the night now.

Hi I bought 7 seven of these ( 3 males, 4 females ) . Got the extra one free as it was a little one. I added to the tank 5 days ago. All they do is hide in the plants! I was concerned at first they werent feeding but i got some sinking pellets and they eat those . In the tanl are 6x zebra...

just done a 25% water change and they are at 20ppm. i will get some plants and more fish. Juts got to the that lfs again... the lfs guy really put me off !

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yep on same but once school at a time. i been testing my water and current readings are 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, ph 7.98 and nitrates 40 (but could higher but not more than 80) . my tap water is 7.5 ph and has 20ppm in nitrates The ammonia and nitrites have been stable all day. I tested last night...

what would you advise? wait for 2 weeks and then space it out every two weeks?

yep. i did a 50% a week ago as you were right as the nitrates were sky high. I then did nothing and jut waited and kept testing. I also got a nitrate dipstick to keep me same to see how high and it showed it dropping and then one morning ..down and gone. I didnt believe as i must have done...

really funny by the guy at the lfs was not impressed when i told him i did a 90% water change. said i mucked up the cycle... but following the near complete guide it says this ..? i trust the guide as it has not let me down!

Hi Looking for some advice on which way to point the water return diverters? I have a fluval 406 ad in the tank are 6x zebra danios, 6x white cloud minnow, 12 neon tetras and 6 harlequin rasbora. The flow is strong but every time i turn it down the danios and minnow run for the air pump ...

done it ! yea!

nope :( they are still high but at least the drops go blue a bit before going purple...more water changes?????

just done another 59% change. hopefully nitrites become readable now.

interestingly..i tested my tap water and that is 20ppm in nitrates

just done another 34% change as nitrates sky high

day 9 Ammonia =0 (went from 3ppm to 0 in 5 hrs) nitrite =5 (+) still sky high - drops purple when then hit in test tube) nitrate= 5 temp 28 ph =7.7

just done another 22% water change (making a 44% change in total): Ammonia =0 nitrite =5 (+) (went purple as soon as the drops hit!) They must have been even more sky higher before.. nitrate= 5 temp 28 ph =7.7

Thanks for the advice. I just did a 22% water change ( the ~vol is 220l). The readings i took this evening are Ammonia =0 nitrite =5 (+) (when purple as soon as the drops hit!) nitrate= 5 temp 26 ph =7.6 I did the test ( pics attached - I will not add any ammonia and will add 2.5ppm once a day).

how much dose for ammnonia? half the dose? i been putting in 5ppm so just 2.5 daily? is that right?

latest seneye dashboard. the ammonia is nh3 ( free) and not nh3 +nh4. As you can see ammonia is dropping very quickly ! just done a test on nitrites and it shows 2 or could be base 5p as hard to read. Nitrates still 5. Will do a test tonight and post pic. Ammonia (total ) is 2ppm. Will let it...

day 7 Ammonia =0.25 (dropped in 12hrs) nitrite =5 (+) nitrate= 5 temp 29 ph =8.1 day 8 Ammonia =0.25 ( dropped in 7hrs) nitrite =5 (+) nitrate= 5 temp 28 ph =8.1 Should I do a 50% water change?? or just wait out the nitrite fall ?

day 7 Ammonia =0.25 (dropped very quickly in 12hrs) nitrite =5 (+) nitrate=5 temp 28 ph =8.1 day 8 Ammonia =0.25 (dropping quickly - this one in 7 hrs) nitrite =5 (+) nitrate= 5 temp 29 ph = 7.8 dosed back up to 5ppm. is water change advisable??? 40% ? or just wait?

update: just done a test and nitrates are 5!