thatlouguy
Aquarium Advice Regular
Happy Holidays all:
On Saturday I added Bio-Spira to my 34g tank that had began cyccling about 2 weeks ago. I've done water tests each day. The vendor had said that it may take several days for bacteria to build in a tank that already had fish. The bacteria needed to catch up with the ammonia and nitrites that had already accumulated. The water params today are Ammonia 1.0 and Nitrites have spiked at 5.0. I'm hesitant to do a water change for fear of reducing any bacteria. My wife seems to feel that a drop in Ammonia and spike in Nitrites is a good thing. She thinks Nitrates may be building. The water is clear and the community shows no signs of stress. How are we doing? Any suggestions. Any input would be appreciated!
Thanks, Lou
On Saturday I added Bio-Spira to my 34g tank that had began cyccling about 2 weeks ago. I've done water tests each day. The vendor had said that it may take several days for bacteria to build in a tank that already had fish. The bacteria needed to catch up with the ammonia and nitrites that had already accumulated. The water params today are Ammonia 1.0 and Nitrites have spiked at 5.0. I'm hesitant to do a water change for fear of reducing any bacteria. My wife seems to feel that a drop in Ammonia and spike in Nitrites is a good thing. She thinks Nitrates may be building. The water is clear and the community shows no signs of stress. How are we doing? Any suggestions. Any input would be appreciated!
Thanks, Lou