missmonday
Aquarium Advice Freak
Using my API Master Freshwater kit, it looks to me as though my ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are all 0. I have live plants in the tank, and have been doing water changes every 3 or 4 days (between 30%-50%).
I had been using the tetra all-in-one testing strips (which I know are inaccurate) and was doing frequent water changes to help with cycling, and almost a week ago, it looked as though my tank had been completely cycled (no ammonia and no nitrite), but wasn't quite able to tell where the nitrates were, but chalked it up to the inaccuracy of the testing strips.
Should I be concerned that I have no nitrate? Or just give it time and change my water when it gets >40ppm?
I had been using the tetra all-in-one testing strips (which I know are inaccurate) and was doing frequent water changes to help with cycling, and almost a week ago, it looked as though my tank had been completely cycled (no ammonia and no nitrite), but wasn't quite able to tell where the nitrates were, but chalked it up to the inaccuracy of the testing strips.
Should I be concerned that I have no nitrate? Or just give it time and change my water when it gets >40ppm?