GrumpyGills
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Jun 8, 2014
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I finally got ammonia --> nitrite about a week and a half ago. Now I can process about 1-2 ppm of ammonia every 24 hours.
My nitrites however have been off the charts since the second day they showed up. To combat this I have been doing 50% water changes every day since I have heard that too high levels can stall the cycle. Today I did a 75% water change just because I really wanted to see a reading that wasn't off the chart. This gave me a 2 or 5 ppm reading. So at the top end of the chart, but I can tell by the intensity of the purple that it isn't really off the chart like before.
Should I continue with the large daily water changes or lay off for a bit?
One more step and I can finally have fish!
My nitrites however have been off the charts since the second day they showed up. To combat this I have been doing 50% water changes every day since I have heard that too high levels can stall the cycle. Today I did a 75% water change just because I really wanted to see a reading that wasn't off the chart. This gave me a 2 or 5 ppm reading. So at the top end of the chart, but I can tell by the intensity of the purple that it isn't really off the chart like before.
Should I continue with the large daily water changes or lay off for a bit?
One more step and I can finally have fish!